Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 50.3% cheaper than Austin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.2% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 53.6% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 11.6% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 77.3% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 70.1% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.8% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 25.3% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Austin, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
|
Austin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$6.91
TRY242.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$6.91
TRY242.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
|
$1.17
TRY41.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$0.42
TRY14.86
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Austin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.60
|
$1.02
TRY35.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
|
$4.97
TRY174.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
|
$3.15
TRY110.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
|
$1.40
TRY49.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
|
$2.40
TRY84.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.37
TRY13.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$0.87
TRY30.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.51
TRY17.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
|
$0.21
TRY7.47
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
|
Austin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$4.40
TRY154.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$19.27
TRY677.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,574,952.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.55
|
$6.29
TRY221.13
|
|
pay 77.3% less for housing
|
Austin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.43
|
$11.31
TRY397.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,280.66
|
$442.81
TRY15,560.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,508.91
|
$336.49
TRY11,824.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.36
|
$44.46
TRY1,562.42
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
|
Austin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,465.00
|
$408.60
TRY14,358.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,625.00
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,217.44
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.54
TRY89.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
|
$2.62
TRY92.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$1.91
TRY67.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.50
|
$36.34
TRY1,276.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$5.10
TRY179.24
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Austin
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.62
|
$42.74
TRY1,501.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.38
|
$40.74
TRY1,431.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.78
|
$88.38
TRY3,105.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.79
|
$74.39
TRY2,614.03
|
|
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