Istanbul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$514
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
76
83
🏙️ Population
15.5M
3.03M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 3% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5143rd and 5356th ($1025 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 798th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Taichung

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Istanbul Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.3
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
38.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.84
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9042
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721