Ankara vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$495
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
5.8M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ankara is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5466th and 4661st ($1027 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2214th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Taipei

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Ankara Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$18442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602