Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 24.6% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$198.22
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$158.57
|
$6.22
TRY211.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$32.73
|
$1.05
TRY35.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$22.79
|
$0.42
TRY14.12
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.00
|
$0.63
TRY21.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$246.75
|
$3.70
TRY125.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$361.02
|
$3.76
TRY127.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$90.35
|
$1.73
TRY58.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$131.39
|
$2.58
TRY87.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$65.85
|
$0.47
TRY16.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.17
|
$0.66
TRY22.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.57
|
$0.46
TRY15.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.46
|
$0.49
TRY16.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.49
|
$0.28
TRY9.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.75
|
$0.20
TRY6.80
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$118.15
|
$4.74
TRY161.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,189.30
|
$8.55
TRY290.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,000,004.12
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,584,709.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$282.46
|
$5.75
TRY195.45
|
|
pay 32.4% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$814.88
|
$10.93
TRY371.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,085.32
|
$534.79
TRY18,168.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,074.15
|
$366.77
TRY12,460.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,294.00
|
$53.48
TRY1,816.79
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$21,862.15
|
$446.32
TRY15,162.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$563,844.14
|
$7,966.43
TRY270,643.49
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$79.29
|
$3.03
TRY103.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$111.21
|
$2.34
TRY79.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$123.89
|
$1.80
TRY61.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,231.68
|
$36.76
TRY1,249.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$297.33
|
$4.66
TRY158.47
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$1,982.17
|
$48.03
TRY1,631.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$961.99
|
$44.31
TRY1,505.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,813.82
|
$92.67
TRY3,148.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,303.61
|
$82.89
TRY2,815.91
|
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