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Beijing vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 25.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 45.5% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Beijing
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 86.3% more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 4.4% less in Beijing

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Beijing are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Beijing. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 43.8% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY339.00	$4.17 CN¥30.09	-52.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY282.50	$5.57 CN¥40.13	-23.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY49.38	$0.50 CN¥3.58	-61.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.60	$0.31 CN¥2.23	-38.7%
Average			-43.8%

Ankara vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.42	$1.43 CN¥10.34	+71.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY179.08	$7.31 CN¥52.68	+58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY151.61	$7.17 CN¥51.69	+83.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY65.32	$1.74 CN¥12.53	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY104.89	$1.53 CN¥11.04	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.90	$0.92 CN¥6.61	+88.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.24	$0.71 CN¥5.13	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.65	$0.89 CN¥6.39	+95.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.04	$0.58 CN¥4.20	+7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.61	$0.37 CN¥2.66	+48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.92	$0.47 CN¥3.40	+105.1%
Average			+45.5%

Ankara vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Ankara	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY187.08	$4.36 CN¥31.43	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY339.00	$33.40 CN¥240.75	+282.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,742,452.05	$20,872.18 CN¥150,471.71	-53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY209.94	$4.59 CN¥33.10	-15.0%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 18.7% more for housing

	Ankara	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY446.91	$13.28 CN¥95.76	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,022.80	$929.88 CN¥6,703.68	+56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,517.07	$492.44 CN¥3,550.12	+23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,062.16	$42.04 CN¥303.08	-20.8%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 86.3% more for childcare

	Ankara	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,508.98	$763.49 CN¥5,504.18	+52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY403,646.05	$22,913.01 CN¥165,184.50	+120.6%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY135.60	$1.11 CN¥8.03	-68.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY110.45	$3.60 CN¥25.97	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY79.10	$3.48 CN¥25.08	+70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,589.43	$65.46 CN¥471.89	+60.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY226.00	$8.35 CN¥60.19	+43.5%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 4.4% less for clothing

	Ankara	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,201.54	$62.65 CN¥451.69	+10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,770.55	$34.69 CN¥250.06	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,048.04	$83.45 CN¥601.63	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,624.05	$107.64 CN¥775.97	+15.4%
Average			-4.4%

Ankara vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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