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Alanya vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Alanya is 13.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 65.9% more in Alanya
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in Alanya
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Alanya
Housing: pay 15.1% less in Alanya
Childcare: pay 46.9% less in Alanya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Alanya
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Alanya

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

Alanya vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Alanya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$7.22 TRY306.92	+71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$8.18 TRY347.84	+66.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.90 TRY38.36	+88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.42 TRY17.90	+37.2%
Average			+65.9%

Beijing vs. Alanya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Beijing	Alanya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$1.02 TRY43.58	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$4.07 TRY173.22	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.63 TRY154.50	-45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.96 TRY83.17	+10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.36 TRY100.49	+54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.59 TRY25.18	-39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.81 TRY34.27	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.44 TRY18.89	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.51 TRY21.75	-15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.25 TRY10.73	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.23 TRY9.97	-43.2%
Average			-21.1%

Beijing vs. Alanya - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Alanya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$4.66 TRY198.28	+10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$50,472.12 TRY2,146,377.53	+176.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$11.13 TRY473.16	+140.5%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 15.1% less for housing

	Beijing	Alanya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$13.43 TRY571.02	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$550.30 TRY23,402.03	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$438.46 TRY18,645.81	-13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$35.36 TRY1,503.77	-9.9%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 46.9% less for childcare

	Beijing	Alanya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$276.66 TRY11,765.18	-61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$15,635.45 TRY664,913.01	-32.7%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Alanya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$3.61 TRY153.46	+221.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.29 TRY97.19	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.17 TRY92.08	-48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$30.57 TRY1,300.14	-47.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$3.85 TRY163.69	-54.2%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Alanya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$48.92 TRY2,080.22	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$40.10 TRY1,705.10	+10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$117.28 TRY4,987.41	+43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$48.11 TRY2,046.12	-54.4%
Average			-5.5%

Beijing vs. Alanya - 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: December 2025

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