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New Taipei City vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 38.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 87.4% more in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 22.8% more in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 11.0% more in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% more in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in New Taipei City

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in New Taipei City are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Taipei City.

New Taipei City vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Taipei City instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$4.92 NT$153.80	-48.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$5.41 NT$169.19	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$0.87 NT$27.34	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$0.62 NT$19.32	+50.7%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Ankara	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.97 NT$61.52	+184.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$6.43 NT$201.10	+33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$12.05 NT$376.89	+228.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.82 NT$88.18	+21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.56 NT$111.25	+39.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.93 NT$60.46	+177.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$1.09 NT$34.15	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$1.04 NT$32.44	+72.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.29 NT$40.46	+103.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$1.64 NT$51.16	+454.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.76 NT$23.72	+203.2%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 87.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$3.84 NT$120.25	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$39.32 NT$1,230.44	+335.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$37,686.38 NT$1,179,169.22	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$10.00 NT$312.74	+48.4%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Ankara	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$24.39 NT$763.04	+77.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$581.67 NT$18,199.98	-18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$433.18 NT$13,553.86	-15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$91.89 NT$2,875.04	+47.8%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 11.0% more for childcare

	Ankara	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$589.87 NT$18,456.56	-1.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$17,477.74 NT$546,861.09	+23.9%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$1.72 NT$53.83	-52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$2.43 NT$75.88	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$4.92 NT$153.80	+127.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$39.74 NT$1,243.33	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$11.47 NT$358.88	+78.2%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Ankara	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$74.83 NT$2,341.25	+30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$47.46 NT$1,485.07	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$90.94 NT$2,845.39	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	+5.9%
Average			+7.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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