Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 39.1% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.99
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.83
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.89
|
$0.96
₺31.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.20
|
$0.37
₺11.93
|
|
pay 63.1% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.68
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.60
|
$3.63
₺118.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.86
|
$4.44
₺144.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.25
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$137.12
|
$2.04
₺66.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.30
|
$0.41
₺13.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.11
|
$0.71
₺23.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.59
|
$0.41
₺13.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.11
|
$0.54
₺17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.13
|
$0.25
₺8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.65
|
$0.28
₺9.14
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.73
|
$4.32
₺140.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,372.39
|
$15.59
₺506.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,072,181.39
|
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$300.21
|
$3.95
₺128.35
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$850.81
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,371.45
|
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,620.05
|
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,267.44
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,486.03
|
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$523,758.94
|
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.69
|
$2.60
₺84.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
$2.16
₺70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.38
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,293.81
|
$23.38
₺760.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$343.10
|
$3.35
₺108.93
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,690.22
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$985.46
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,083.65
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,754.78
|
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
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