Istanbul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$514
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
15.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 12% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5143rd and 4516th ($1025 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 798th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Taipei

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Istanbul Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.3
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
38.14%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.84
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9042
$19102

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Cities near Istanbul

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589