Izmir vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$516
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$884
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
4.49M
2.44M

The cost of living in Izmir is 17% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5367th and 4661st ($1040 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3283rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Taipei

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Izmir Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$596
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.17%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1011
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.59
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.8
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.37
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.81
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$718
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14664
$18442

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602