Istanbul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$689
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
15.7M
2.44M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 4% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4562nd and 4661st ($1305 vs $1257) 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 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 925th and 266th 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
$10.5
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$18442

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$671
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$652
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$817
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$867
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$828
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$945
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$733
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$894
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$836
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$691
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$731
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$769
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$590
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$543
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$681
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$806
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$688
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$552
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$746
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$662
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$748
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$819
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$601
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$872
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1137
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$705
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$752
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$712
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1099
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$644
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$698
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$607
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$742
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$767
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1079
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1041

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602