Taiwan vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2778
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$376
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1429
$637
💸 GDP per capita
$24828
$10675
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
80.2
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
34
🌐 English speaking %
30%
15%
🎓 Higher education
89
77
😀 Quality of life
81
53
🏙️ Population
23.6M
85.3M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($972) is 34% more expensive than in Turkey ($724). Taiwan ranked 84th vs 131st for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taiwan compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 27th and 77th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Taiwan vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Taiwan and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 17 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Taiwan Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.36
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$727
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
29.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7223
$1682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4221
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.27
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.36
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.9
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13366
$6999

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In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1011
4.36M
Taipei
$1169
2.6M
Taichung
$995
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$861
2.29M
Tainan
$913
1.87M
Hsinchu
$860
499K
Keelung
$860
367K
Chiayi
$725
252K
Zhubei
$917
213K
Changhua
$890
227K
Kinmen
$851
139K
Miaoli
$746
86.2K
Douliu
$791
108K
Taitung
$952
109K
Nantou
$857
102K
Yilan
$863
94.8K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K