Istanbul vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3415
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$687
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1177
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
15.7M
4.04M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 18% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4475th and 4931st ($1328 vs $1123) 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 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 829th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs New Taipei

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Istanbul New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.66%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1658
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1014
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23206
$21429

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612