Ankara vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$495
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
80
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.72M

The cost of living in Ankara is 3% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5466th and 5666th ($1027 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Ankara compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 2214th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Kaohsiung

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Ankara Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610