Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 42.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Austria, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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