Izmir vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$825
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$420
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
68
87
🏙️ Population
4.32M
2.6M

The cost of living in Izmir is 29% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6300th and 4516th ($825 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3526th and 209th 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
$6.38
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.76%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1520
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.28
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.03
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8689
$19102

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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589