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Sanya vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Sanya is 15.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% less in Sanya
Groceries: pay 38.8% more in Sanya
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Sanya
Housing: pay 26.8% less in Sanya
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Sanya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% less in Sanya
Clothing: pay 51.5% less in Sanya

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

Sanya vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.2% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Sanya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY424.17	$2.45 CN¥16.92	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY371.15	$5.61 CN¥38.67	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY53.26	$0.42 CN¥2.90	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY18.06	$0.28 CN¥1.93	-31.6%
Average			-51.2%

Ankara vs. Sanya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Sanya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY30.43	$1.26 CN¥8.70	+82.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY212.00	$10.83 CN¥74.68	+125.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY161.71	$7.67 CN¥52.88	+108.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY102.26	$1.54 CN¥10.59	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY112.26	$1.97 CN¥13.59	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY30.73	$0.99 CN¥6.79	+41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY46.33	$0.67 CN¥4.60	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY26.45	$1.05 CN¥7.23	+74.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY28.03	$0.83 CN¥5.70	+30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY13.00	$0.38 CN¥2.63	+29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY11.02	$0.32 CN¥2.19	+27.1%
Average			+38.8%

Ankara vs. Sanya - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Ankara	Sanya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY194.37	$4.56 CN¥31.47	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY397.66	$16.12 CN¥111.17	+78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY296.92	$4.91 CN¥33.83	-27.2%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 26.8% less for housing

	Ankara	Sanya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY604.89	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY31,620.22	$560.65 CN¥3,866.68	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY22,597.35	$350.41 CN¥2,416.67	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,739.18	??
Average			-26.8%

Ankara vs. Sanya - Cost of housing

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Ankara	Sanya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY26,470.07	$584.01 CN¥4,027.79	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY622K	$14,016.20 CN¥96,666.95	-0.7%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Sanya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY159.07	$1.96 CN¥13.49	-45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY142.03	$1.75 CN¥12.04	-45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY95.44	$2.80 CN¥19.33	+29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,464.25	$23.36 CN¥161.11	-58.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY283.67	$4.06 CN¥28.03	-36.8%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 51.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Sanya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,526.31	$9.81 CN¥67.67	-82.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY2,007.57	$12.61 CN¥87.00	-72.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,591.68	$49.06 CN¥338.33	-52.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,229.26	$98.11 CN¥676.67	+2.2%
Average			-51.5%

Ankara vs. Sanya - 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: March 2026

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