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Ankara vs. Foshan Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 34.8% more expensive than Foshan.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 34.7% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 98.2% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Foshan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Foshan	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$8.72 TRY308.68	+150.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 CN¥35.65	$7.27 TRY257.24	+49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.57	$1.27 TRY44.97	+161.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.29	$0.50 TRY17.84	+61.1%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Foshan	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 CN¥14.35	$0.83 TRY29.52	-57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.40 CN¥46.86	$4.61 TRY163.07	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CN¥55.75	$3.90 TRY138.06	-48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 CN¥13.69	$1.68 TRY59.48	-10.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 CN¥13.71	$2.70 TRY95.51	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.56	$0.49 TRY17.21	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.39	$0.88 TRY31.18	+47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 CN¥6.08	$0.45 TRY16.07	-45.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$0.54 TRY19.16	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 CN¥3.35	$0.25 TRY8.75	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$0.23 TRY8.12	-55.6%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 34.7% more for transportation

	Foshan	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 CN¥32.75	$4.81 TRY170.35	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.13 CN¥81.49	$8.72 TRY308.68	-21.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,132.83 CN¥140,063.80	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	+134.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 CN¥33.41	$5.40 TRY191.17	+18.4%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 98.2% more for housing

	Foshan	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 CN¥100.10	$11.50 TRY406.95	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$218.00 CN¥1,595.88	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	+171.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$120.59 CN¥882.83	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	+231.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.30 CN¥368.20	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	+5.5%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Foshan	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.66 CN¥3,723.72	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	-1.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,655.14 CN¥173,169.79	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	-56.1%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Foshan	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$3.49 TRY123.47	+213.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CN¥23.16	$2.84 TRY100.57	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 CN¥28.01	$2.04 TRY72.03	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.25 CN¥492.35	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.96 CN¥50.93	$5.82 TRY205.79	-16.4%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Foshan	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.41 CN¥317.82	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	+30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.97 CN¥212.10	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	+57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.77 CN¥496.15	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.76 CN¥627.83	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	+8.8%
Average			+37.6%

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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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