Izmir vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$825
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$420
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
4.32M
3.03M

The cost of living in Izmir is 17% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6300th and 5356th ($825 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3526th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Taichung

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Izmir Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.38
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.76%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1520
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.28
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.03
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8689
$13893

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34 km or 21 mi Manisa
$647
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$629
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$647
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$576
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1186
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$606
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$541
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$937
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$618
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$544
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$665
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$844
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$774
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$510
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$1974
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$576
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$785
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$570
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$576
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1061
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$772
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$829
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1738
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$640
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$642
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$519
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$414
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1467
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1475
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1287
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1235
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1172
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721