Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 17.9% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Ankara instead of China, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
China
|
Ankara
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
China
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
China
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
China
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
China
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
China
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
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