Istanbul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$587
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
15.5M
2.33M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 30% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4816th and 6227th ($1125 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 790th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691