Istanbul vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$587
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
15.5M
4.04M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 6% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4816th and 5212th ($1125 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 790th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605