Istanbul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$675
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
15.7M
1.87M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 44% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4522nd and 6262nd ($1288 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 1015th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Tainan

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Istanbul Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696