Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 13.5% cheaper than New Taipei City.
If you lived in Ankara instead of New Taipei City, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
New Taipei City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
NT$150.98
|
$6.22
TRY203.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.04
|
$6.22
TRY203.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
NT$28.94
|
$1.05
TRY34.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
NT$22.26
|
$0.42
TRY13.61
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
New Taipei City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.14
|
$0.63
TRY20.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.95
NT$580.51
|
$3.70
TRY121.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.13
NT$359.85
|
$3.76
TRY123.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
NT$99.04
|
$1.73
TRY56.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
NT$116.34
|
$2.58
TRY84.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.35
NT$75.93
|
$0.47
TRY15.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
NT$27.60
|
$0.66
TRY21.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$32.99
|
$0.46
TRY15.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
NT$43.14
|
$0.49
TRY16.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.20
|
$0.28
TRY9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NT$27.28
|
$0.20
TRY6.55
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
New Taipei City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$118.88
|
$4.74
TRY155.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,207.83
|
$8.55
TRY279.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.99
NT$1,181,656.52
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,527,077.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$286.86
|
$5.75
TRY188.34
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
New Taipei City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.43
NT$725.45
|
$10.93
TRY357.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$497.24
NT$16,083.76
|
$534.79
TRY17,507.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.86
NT$11,381.26
|
$366.77
TRY12,007.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.99
NT$2,458.07
|
$53.48
TRY1,750.72
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
New Taipei City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.88
NT$16,104.35
|
$446.32
TRY14,611.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,787.41
NT$348,927.54
|
$7,966.43
TRY260,800.97
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
New Taipei City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
NT$50.33
|
$3.03
TRY99.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
NT$78.29
|
$2.34
TRY76.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
NT$110.72
|
$1.80
TRY59.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
NT$1,035.14
|
$36.76
TRY1,203.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$301.96
|
$4.66
TRY152.71
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
New Taipei City
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.51
NT$1,924.85
|
$48.03
TRY1,572.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.40
NT$1,177.34
|
$44.31
TRY1,450.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.79
NT$2,645.71
|
$92.67
TRY3,033.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.01
NT$2,717.41
|
$82.89
TRY2,713.50
|
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