Cataract Surgery cost: Taiwan vs Turkey
Eye Care (Ophthalmology) · How we collect and verify prices · USD conversions at the ECB via frankfurter.dev rate of 2026-07-17
Side-by-side comparison
Taiwan
from
$61
National Taiwan University Hospital · AA
Turkey
from
$436
Koç University Hospital · AAA
Taiwan starts ~86% lower — $61 vs $436 in Turkey, both verified.
Cost
$61 Taoyuan
Lowest price $436 Ankara
$61–$3,020
Typical range $436–$436
$1,460 round trip
Est. flights $1,110 round trip
≈ $2,141 + 5 nights hotel
All-in trip ≈ $2,066 + 5 nights hotel
Quality
National Taiwan University Hospital Newsweek #2 · AA · ★3.8
Top hospital Koç University Hospital Newsweek #1 · AAA · ★3.5
★ 3.8
Patient rating ★ 3.5
2,600
Top hospital beds 371
21 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
Hospitals 39 Eye Care (Ophthalmology) depts
21 Newsweek top 10
Top-ranked 26 Newsweek top 10
Destination
AAA grade
Health system AA grade
#1 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
World rank #60 CEOWORLD Health Care Index
✓ Verified
Verified price ✓ Verified
Choose Taiwan if…
- Lower published price
- Better-rated hospital
- Larger flagship hospital
- Stronger health system
- Higher world health rank
Choose Turkey if…
- Cheaper all-in trip
- Higher-ranked top hospital
- More hospitals to choose from
Each figure is a provider's published price, converted to USD at the dated rate above; a green ✓ marks a price fetched from a primary source and corroborated. All-in trip adds estimated flights and 5 nights' hotel from your set origin.