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Chengdu vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Chengdu is 4.9% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% less in Chengdu
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Chengdu
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Chengdu
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Chengdu
Childcare: pay 8.9% more in Chengdu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Chengdu
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Chengdu

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

Chengdu vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Chengdu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.87	$2.78 CN¥20.41	-68.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.39	$4.87 CN¥35.71	-33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.99	$0.45 CN¥3.27	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.85	$0.30 CN¥2.20	-40.4%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	Chengdu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.54	$1.53 CN¥11.22	+83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.16	$6.09 CN¥44.64	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.14	$6.77 CN¥49.61	+73.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.52	$1.82 CN¥13.35	+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.57	$1.85 CN¥13.59	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.22	$0.89 CN¥6.55	+83.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.20	$0.56 CN¥4.12	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.08	$0.77 CN¥5.67	+70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.17	$0.45 CN¥3.32	-16.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.76	$0.31 CN¥2.27	+25.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.13	$0.36 CN¥2.62	+55.6%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Chengdu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.45	$4.44 CN¥32.54	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.87	$27.83 CN¥204.07	+219.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,587,583.08	$18,784.96 CN¥137,744.48	-58.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.28	$3.48 CN¥25.51	-35.6%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Ankara	Chengdu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY407.19	$11.82 CN¥86.67	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,976.54	$316.25 CN¥2,318.93	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,137.92	$175.33 CN¥1,285.62	-56.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,878.87	$36.71 CN¥269.19	-30.8%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 8.9% more for childcare

	Ankara	Chengdu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,775.03	$379.82 CN¥2,785.12	-24.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,770.03	$14,784.46 CN¥108,410.01	+42.3%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Chengdu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.55	$1.11 CN¥8.16	-68.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.63	$3.16 CN¥23.19	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.07	$3.48 CN¥25.51	+70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,448.16	$34.49 CN¥252.92	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.91	$5.57 CN¥40.81	-4.3%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Chengdu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,005.87	$45.91 CN¥336.62	-19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,613.18	$44.98 CN¥329.82	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,688.25	$78.99 CN¥579.23	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,301.95	$64.36 CN¥471.90	-31.0%
Average			-18.9%

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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: January 2025

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