Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 11.1% cheaper than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 25.4% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 51.3% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 6.4% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 4.6% less in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 33.0% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 10.2% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% more in Turkey
The cost of restaurants and clothing in Turkey are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.45
|
$6.91
TRY250.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.90
|
$6.91
TRY250.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.98
|
$1.17
TRY42.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.94
|
$0.42
TRY15.32
|
|
pay 51.3% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.57
|
$1.02
TRY36.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$232.43
|
$4.97
TRY180.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$370.22
|
$3.15
TRY114.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.77
|
$1.40
TRY50.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.89
|
$2.40
TRY86.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.90
|
$0.37
TRY13.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.11
|
$0.87
TRY31.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.83
|
$0.42
TRY15.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.40
|
$0.51
TRY18.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.48
|
$0.25
TRY8.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.27
|
$0.21
TRY7.70
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$117.31
|
$4.40
TRY159.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,237.62
|
$19.27
TRY697.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,095,613.12
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,623,356.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$305.45
|
$6.29
TRY227.93
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$613.15
|
$11.31
TRY409.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,643.87
|
$442.81
TRY16,038.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,822.06
|
$336.49
TRY12,187.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,764.80
|
$44.46
TRY1,610.44
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,428.75
|
$408.60
TRY14,799.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$472,934.17
|
$6,892.93
TRY249,661.80
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.50
|
$2.54
TRY92.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.66
|
$2.62
TRY94.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.63
|
$1.91
TRY69.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,128.12
|
$36.34
TRY1,316.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$303.47
|
$5.10
TRY184.75
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,089.06
|
$42.74
TRY1,548.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$918.70
|
$40.74
TRY1,475.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,487.93
|
$88.38
TRY3,201.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,998.01
|
$74.39
TRY2,694.37
|
|
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