China vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$650
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$2252
🏠 One person rent
$270
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$911
💸 GDP per capita
$13303
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
78
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
31
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
15%
🎓 Higher education
88
77
😀 Quality of life
52
58
🏙️ Population
1.41B
85.5M

The average cost of living in China ($650) is 27% less expensive than in Turkey ($889). China ranked 162nd vs 112th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in China compared to 1 months in Turkey. Ranked 85th and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs Turkey

We calculate prices for China and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
41.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4120
$1911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.13
$7.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.1
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.73
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.11
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.66
$5.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17761
$12255

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$601
32.1M
Chengdu
$666
20.9M
Shanghai
$1126
24.9M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Beijing
$1044
21.9M
Guangzhou
$782
18.7M
Tianjin
$663
13.9M
Wuhan
$653
12.3M
Suzhou
$782
12.7M
Xi'an
$585
13M
Baoding
$468
11.5M
Hangzhou
$860
11.9M
Qingdao
$649
10.1M
Changsha
$617
10M
Hong Kong
$2674
7.41M
Harbin
$680
10M
Linyi
$530
11M
Hefei
$654
9.37M
Nanjing
$765
9.31M
Jinan
$547
9.2M
Ningbo
$671
9.4M
Zhengzhou
$511
12.6M
Xuzhou
$514
9.08M
Dongguan
$666
10.5M
Nantong
$557
7.73M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Wenzhou
$763
9.57M
Yantai
$705
7.1M
Shenyang
$575
9.07M
Shijiazhuang
$493
10.6M

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1305
15.7M
Ankara
$1027
5.8M
Izmir
$1040
4.49M
Bursa
$894
2.9M
Antalya
$966
2.43M
Konya
$734
2.23M
Kocaeli
$867
1.85M
Adana
$761
1.77M
Urfa
$625
1.99M
Kayseri
$702
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$550
1.73M
Samsun
$786
1.37M
Gaziantep
$571
1.68M
Balikesir
$746
1.25M
Denizli
$550
1.03M
Eskisehir
$748
871K
Mersin
$830
1.04M
Van
$568
1.13M
Erzurum
$445
768K
Trabzon
$755
824K
Izmit
$945
376K
Manisa
$767
420K
Elazig
$595
422K
Malatya
$598
426K
Antakya
$622
378K
Batman
$622
446K
Tarsus
$721
347K
Kahramanmaras
$675
444K
Sivas
$688
365K
Inegol
$769
281K