Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 35.3% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.2% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 23.3% more in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 71.3% more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 27.1% more in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 98.5% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.0% more in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 9.2% less in Turkey
The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Turkey are more expensive than in Azerbaijan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
$6.91
TRY262.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
$6.91
TRY262.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$1.17
TRY44.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.42
TRY16.08
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
$1.02
TRY38.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
$4.97
TRY188.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
$3.15
TRY119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
$1.40
TRY53.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
$2.40
TRY91.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$0.37
TRY14.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
$0.87
TRY33.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
$0.42
TRY15.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
$0.51
TRY19.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
$0.25
TRY9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
$0.21
TRY8.09
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
$4.40
TRY167.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$19.27
TRY732.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,704,038.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
$6.29
TRY239.25
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
$11.31
TRY429.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
$442.81
TRY16,835.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
$336.49
TRY12,793.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
$44.46
TRY1,690.48
|
|
pay 98.5% more for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
$408.60
TRY15,534.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
$6,892.93
TRY262,070.05
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
$2.54
TRY96.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
$2.62
TRY99.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$1.91
TRY72.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
$36.34
TRY1,381.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.10
TRY193.93
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
$42.74
TRY1,625.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
$40.74
TRY1,549.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
$88.38
TRY3,360.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
$74.39
TRY2,828.28
|
|
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