Istanbul vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$587
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
15.5M
2.73M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 21% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4816th and 6046th ($1125 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 790th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Kaohsiung

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Istanbul Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$12438

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643