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Turkey

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 4.8% more expensive than Fethiye.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 66.1% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Fethiye, you would:

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pay 51.5% less for restaurants

	Fethiye	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 TRY515.74	$4.71 NT$152.81	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 TRY503.16	$5.65 NT$183.37	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 TRY111.01	$0.92 NT$29.80	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 TRY65.75	$0.65 NT$21.18	-50.9%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Fethiye	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 TRY80.94	$2.02 NT$65.64	+23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.81 TRY337.07	$9.85 NT$319.53	+44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 TRY194.66	$11.54 NT$374.58	+193.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TRY112.71	$2.72 NT$88.34	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TRY130.93	$4.45 NT$144.40	+68.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.09	$2.23 NT$72.36	+214.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 TRY53.35	$1.51 NT$48.90	+39.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 TRY31.38	$1.38 NT$44.91	+118.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 TRY27.81	$2.02 NT$65.53	+259.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY18.26	$1.25 NT$40.46	+238.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY15.85	$1.04 NT$33.78	+225.2%
Average			+112.6%

Fethiye vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Fethiye	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 TRY284.59	$3.94 NT$127.95	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.67 NT$1,222.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,793.91 TRY2M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.21 TRY654.11	$8.95 NT$290.33	-32.3%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Fethiye	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	$27.40 NT$889.19	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	+36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	-10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	+12.2%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 66.1% more for childcare

	Fethiye	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	+30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,879.32 TRY390K	$16,675.66 NT$541K	+111.6%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Fethiye	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY201.26	$2.83 NT$91.68	-30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.27	$3.42 NT$111.13	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 TRY135.85	$3.92 NT$127.34	+43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$9.73 NT$315.80	+19.7%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Fethiye	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	-11.8%
Average			-32.6%

Fethiye vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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