Istanbul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3224
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$649
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
76
83
🏙️ Population
15.7M
2.33M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 43% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4347th and 6171st ($1248 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 850th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.14
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$853
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$985
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.7
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
47.81%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17728
$18619

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$599
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$573
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$782
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$718
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$835
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1113
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$701
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$743
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$872
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$690
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$679
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$708
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$661
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$455
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$547
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$755
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$661
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$642
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$707
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$535
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$691
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$652
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$568
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$721
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$624
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$616
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$679
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$690
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$892
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$911
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$546
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$629
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$631
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$677
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$710
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$638
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$934
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$899

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443