Izmir vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2611
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$513
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$775
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
74
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
4.49M
1.87M

The cost of living in Izmir is 17% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6262nd ($1046 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 3140th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Izmir Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1069
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.5
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
40.92%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1742
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.13
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.89
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.32
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$622
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14684
$6518

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Manisa
$760
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$759
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$770
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$686
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1254
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$725
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$595
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$1067
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$732
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$652
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$704
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$926
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$799
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$557
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$2056
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$699
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$884
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$697
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$724
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1284
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$915
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$846
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1835
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$612
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$787
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$618
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$562
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1415
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1636
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1436
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1291
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1192
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696