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Zhubei City vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Zhubei City is 24.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 15.4% less in Zhubei City
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Zhubei City
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Zhubei City
Housing: pay 0.7% less in Zhubei City
Childcare: pay 7.7% more in Zhubei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% more in Zhubei City
Clothing: pay 5.4% more in Zhubei City

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Zhubei City are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Zhubei City. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Zhubei City.

Zhubei City vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zhubei City instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 15.4% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Zhubei 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%

Ankara vs. Zhubei City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Zhubei 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	$11.62 NT$363.56	+216.7%
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	$1.56 NT$48.84	+145.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$1.64 NT$51.16	+454.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$1.10 NT$34.42	+340.0%
Average			+153.6%

Ankara vs. Zhubei City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Ankara	Zhubei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$3.82 NT$119.38	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	??
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	$8.52 NT$266.59	+26.5%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 0.7% less for housing

	Ankara	Zhubei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$22.93 NT$717.41	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$203.18 NT$6,357.26	-60.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$56.76 NT$1,775.99	-8.7%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 7.7% more for childcare

	Ankara	Zhubei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$655.42 NT$20,507.29	+9.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$14,992.63 NT$469,104.28	+6.3%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Zhubei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.29 NT$71.78	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.36 NT$105.10	+4.2%
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	$32.77 NT$1,025.36	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$10.49 NT$328.12	+62.9%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 5.4% more for clothing

	Ankara	Zhubei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$81.93 NT$2,563.41	+42.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$37.28 NT$1,166.35	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$95.04 NT$2,973.56	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$101.58 NT$3,178.43	+5.9%
Average			+5.4%

Ankara vs. Zhubei City - Cost of clothing

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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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