Izmir vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$516
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$879
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$884
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
4.49M
2.35M

The cost of living in Izmir is 10% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5367th and 6085th ($1040 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3283rd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Taoyuan

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Izmir Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$596
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1080
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$725
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.17%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1011
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.59
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.8
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.37
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.82
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.81
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$718
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14664
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464