Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.1 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.35
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY31.02
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.89
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.51
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.77
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.76
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.90
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY66.02
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.31
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY23.02
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.36
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.45
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.25
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.11
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.95
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY505.04
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,346,773.08
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.94
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
Ankara
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY312.38
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,265.20
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,526.50
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,617.43
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Ankara
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,345.92
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,609.90
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.17
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.89
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.92
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY757.62
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.58
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,433.79
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,084.47
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,491.53
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,132.81
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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