Istanbul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$587
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
15.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 3% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4816th and 4715th ($1125 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 790th and 311th 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
$8.84
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$18424

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Cities near Istanbul

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605