Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 25.7% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
$4.17
CN¥29.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY249.67
|
$5.57
CN¥39.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.65
|
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.32
|
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.65
|
$1.43
CN¥10.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY158.27
|
$7.31
CN¥52.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.00
|
$7.17
CN¥51.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY57.73
|
$1.74
CN¥12.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY92.70
|
$1.53
CN¥10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.71
|
$0.92
CN¥6.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.27
|
$0.71
CN¥5.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.60
|
$0.89
CN¥6.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.60
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.50
|
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.89
|
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY165.34
|
$4.36
CN¥31.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY299.61
|
$33.40
CN¥239.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,539,988.69
|
$20,872.18
CN¥149,845.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY185.55
|
$4.59
CN¥32.97
|
|
pay 18.7% more for housing
Ankara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY394.98
|
$13.28
CN¥95.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,347.68
|
$929.88
CN¥6,675.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,714.07
|
$492.44
CN¥3,535.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,822.55
|
$42.04
CN¥301.81
|
|
pay 86.3% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,242.15
|
$763.49
CN¥5,481.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY356,744.60
|
$22,913.01
CN¥164,497.11
|
|
pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY119.84
|
$1.11
CN¥7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY97.62
|
$3.60
CN¥25.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY69.91
|
$3.48
CN¥24.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,404.74
|
$65.46
CN¥469.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY199.74
|
$8.35
CN¥59.94
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Beijing
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,945.73
|
$62.65
CN¥449.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,564.82
|
$34.69
CN¥249.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,577.68
|
$83.45
CN¥599.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,202.96
|
$107.64
CN¥772.74
|
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