Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Australia, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
A$25.77
|
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.73
A$14.97
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.94
|
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
A$3.33
|
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
A$3.65
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
A$6.71
|
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
A$8.92
|
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
A$6.26
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
A$6.06
|
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
A$2.23
|
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$1.93
|
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
A$2.08
|
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
A$3.10
|
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
A$1.72
|
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.48
|
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
A$7.15
|
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$83.03
A$127.68
|
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,742.09
A$42,660.46
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.38
A$28.26
|
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.59
A$85.49
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,182.30
A$1,818.09
|
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.92
A$1,473.05
|
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.16
A$212.46
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,485.91
A$2,284.97
|
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,667.78
A$22,555.42
|
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
A$10.22
|
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
A$5.45
|
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.07
A$43.17
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
A$81.33
|
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.13
A$20.19
|
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.78
A$110.37
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.24
A$77.25
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.30
A$154.23
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.73
A$171.81
|
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
|
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