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Taiwan vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 33.8% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 89.1% more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 16.6% more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 13.5% less in Taiwan

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Taiwan are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Taiwan. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

Taiwan vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY308.68	$4.21 NT$138.49	-51.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY257.24	$4.80 NT$158.08	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY44.97	$0.95 NT$31.21	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY17.84	$0.61 NT$20.09	+21.0%
Average			-22.5%

Ankara vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Ankara	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY29.52	$1.76 NT$58.00	+111.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY163.07	$7.11 NT$234.18	+54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY138.06	$11.33 NT$373.02	+190.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY59.48	$2.53 NT$83.40	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY95.51	$3.21 NT$105.68	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.21	$1.77 NT$58.34	+264.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY31.18	$0.80 NT$26.30	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.07	$1.10 NT$36.10	+141.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.16	$1.27 NT$41.71	+133.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY8.75	$1.21 NT$39.78	+388.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.12	$0.96 NT$31.50	+316.6%
Average			+150.9%

Ankara vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.1% more for transportation

	Ankara	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY170.35	$3.59 NT$118.20	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY308.68	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	+334.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,586,636.89	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY191.17	$9.35 NT$307.75	+73.0%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Ankara	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY406.95	$18.76 NT$617.78	+63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY20,964.04	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,129.49	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,877.75	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	+1.7%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 16.6% more for childcare

	Ankara	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY17,764.43	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	-6.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY367,550.84	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	+39.3%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY123.47	$1.82 NT$59.95	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY100.57	$2.59 NT$85.30	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY72.03	$4.00 NT$131.61	+96.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,447.29	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY205.79	$9.29 NT$305.77	+59.7%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 13.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,004.67	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	+12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,612.22	$28.11 NT$925.64	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,686.05	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,299.98	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	-1.6%
Average			-13.5%

Ankara vs. Taiwan - Cost of clothing

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