Izmir vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$516
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$884
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
4.49M
2.72M

The cost of living in Izmir is 4% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5367th and 5666th ($1040 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3283rd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Kaohsiung

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Izmir Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$596
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.17%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1011
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.59
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.8
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.37
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.81
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$718
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14664
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Manisa
$767
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$772
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$822
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$724
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1272
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$742
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$627
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$1079
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$752
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$680
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$746
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$937
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$803
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$550
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$2084
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$698
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$893
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$712
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$731
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1322
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$894
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$897
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1900
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$601
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$769
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$610
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$590
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$1029
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1426
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1663
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1462
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1318
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1192
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610