Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Taiwan

New Taipei City vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

New Taipei City is 14.9% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in New Taipei City
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in New Taipei City
Transportation: pay 30.8% less in New Taipei City
Housing: pay 31.7% less in New Taipei City
Childcare: pay 27.7% less in New Taipei City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in New Taipei City
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in New Taipei City

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in New Taipei City. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in New Taipei City.

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New Taipei City vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	New Taipei City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$4.71 NT$152.81	-61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$5.18 NT$168.09	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$0.85 NT$27.73	-50.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$0.55 NT$17.83	-5.1%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	New Taipei City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$1.86 NT$60.27	+101.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$12.46 NT$404.30	+136.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$11.78 NT$382.41	+151.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$2.23 NT$72.33	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$4.88 NT$158.26	+92.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.85 NT$60.07	+117.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.12 NT$36.39	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.25 NT$40.43	+117.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.82 NT$58.91	+117.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.85 NT$60.07	+496.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.94 NT$30.61	+229.7%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 30.8% less for transportation

	Istanbul	New Taipei City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$3.85 NT$125.09	-29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	-43.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$10.28 NT$333.62	+22.3%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Istanbul	New Taipei City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$23.06 NT$748.24	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$634.96 NT$20,606.88	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$344.50 NT$11,180.25	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$86.41 NT$2,804.43	+25.5%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 27.7% less for childcare

	Istanbul	New Taipei City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$651.33 NT$21,138.06	-36.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$21,299.70 NT$691K	-18.1%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	New Taipei City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$1.57 NT$50.94	-67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$2.34 NT$75.84	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$4.32 NT$140.07	+84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$38.71 NT$1,256.40	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$12.56 NT$407.48	+54.4%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Istanbul	New Taipei City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$35.57 NT$1,154.53	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$31.39 NT$1,018.70	-20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$92.08 NT$2,988.19	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$98.88 NT$3,208.91	+3.5%
Average			-15.7%

Istanbul vs. New Taipei City - Cost of clothing

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