Istanbul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$587
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
74
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
15.5M
1.87M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 34% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4816th and 6292nd ($1125 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 790th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719