Cost of Living & Income: Beijing vs Ankara

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Beijing and Ankara are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricBeijingAnkaraBeijing vs Ankara
💰 Average monthly net salary¥10,657¥7,272Beijing earns 1.5× the salary in Ankara

Daily expenses

MetricBeijingAnkaraBeijing vs Ankara
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥30¥64Ankara costs 2.12× the price in Beijing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥283Ankara costs 1.42× the price in Beijing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥64Ankara costs 1.82× the price in Beijing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥387.9¥614.8Ankara costs 1.59× the price in Beijing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥98.2¥113.8Ankara costs 1.16× the price in Beijing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥64.9¥72.4Ankara costs 1.12× the price in Beijing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥263.0¥424.9Ankara costs 1.62× the price in Beijing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥50.0¥49.6Beijing costs 1.01× the price in Ankara
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.5¥8.8Ankara costs 1.04× the price in Beijing

Supermarket prices

MetricBeijingAnkaraBeijing vs Ankara
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥74.5¥133.7Ankara costs 1.79× the price in Beijing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥13.9¥17.4Ankara costs 1.24× the price in Beijing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥12.5¥7.9Beijing costs 1.60× the price in Ankara
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥6.4Beijing costs 1.85× the price in Ankara
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.0¥13.5Beijing costs 1.04× the price in Ankara
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥3.9Beijing costs 1.36× the price in Ankara
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥10.9¥10.4Beijing costs 1.05× the price in Ankara
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.7¥14.6Ankara costs 2.16× the price in Beijing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥100.0¥79.3Beijing costs 1.26× the price in Ankara

Rent & property prices

MetricBeijingAnkaraBeijing vs Ankara
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥6,538¥4,967Beijing costs 1.32× the price in Ankara
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,506¥3,628Ankara costs 1.03× the price in Beijing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥16,500¥7,860Beijing costs 2.10× the price in Ankara
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥7,584¥5,433Beijing costs 1.40× the price in Ankara
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥83,613¥11,461Beijing costs 7.30× the price in Ankara
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥42,337¥7,713Beijing costs 5.49× the price in Ankara