Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 3.7% more expensive than Taoyuan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.2% more in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 40.2% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 11.7% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 21.9% more in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 14.3% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.2% more in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 30.9% more in Ankara
The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ankara are more expensive than in Taoyuan. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Taoyuan, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
|
Taoyuan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
NT$153.96
|
$8.72
TRY331.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
NT$184.75
|
$7.27
TRY276.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
NT$34.38
|
$1.27
TRY48.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
NT$22.24
|
$0.50
TRY19.16
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
|
Taoyuan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
NT$43.11
|
$0.83
TRY31.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
NT$136.00
|
$4.61
TRY175.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.16
NT$370.56
|
$3.90
TRY148.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
NT$70.82
|
$1.68
TRY63.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.30
NT$109.56
|
$2.70
TRY102.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
NT$44.85
|
$0.49
TRY18.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.68
|
$0.88
TRY33.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.78
|
$0.45
TRY17.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
NT$40.74
|
$0.54
TRY20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$32.59
|
$0.25
TRY9.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NT$25.61
|
$0.23
TRY8.73
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
|
Taoyuan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.60
NT$119.54
|
$4.81
TRY182.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,231.66
|
$8.72
TRY331.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,081.10
NT$1,098,226.35
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,704,041.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.97
NT$297.65
|
$5.40
TRY205.31
|
|
pay 21.9% more for housing
|
Taoyuan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.28
NT$540.37
|
$11.50
TRY437.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.00
NT$12,316.56
|
$592.54
TRY22,515.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$267.95
NT$8,895.29
|
$399.36
TRY15,175.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.96
NT$1,625.35
|
$53.07
TRY2,016.70
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
|
Taoyuan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$525.59
NT$17,448.46
|
$502.10
TRY19,078.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,706.50
NT$455,028.36
|
$10,388.60
TRY394,748.20
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taoyuan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.51
NT$50.29
|
$3.49
TRY132.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
NT$82.11
|
$2.84
TRY108.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
NT$195.01
|
$2.04
TRY77.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.78
NT$1,254.24
|
$40.91
TRY1,554.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.28
NT$307.91
|
$5.82
TRY221.02
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
|
Taoyuan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.20
NT$2,463.31
|
$56.66
TRY2,153.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.64
NT$718.47
|
$45.57
TRY1,731.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.52
NT$2,540.29
|
$104.18
TRY3,958.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.75
NT$3,079.14
|
$93.27
TRY3,544.17
|
|
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