Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.7% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.9% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 50.9% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 52.6% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 81.8% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.1% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA4,608
|
$6.91
TRY278.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA6,912
|
$6.91
TRY279.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,152
|
$1.17
TRY47.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
FCFA922
|
$0.42
TRY17.08
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.86
FCFA1,613
|
$1.02
TRY40.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
FCFA1,728
|
$4.97
TRY200.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.01
FCFA9,594
|
$3.15
TRY127.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
FCFA2,028
|
$1.40
TRY56.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
FCFA2,299
|
$2.40
TRY96.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA418
|
$0.37
TRY14.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
FCFA418
|
$0.87
TRY35.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,672
|
$0.42
TRY16.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,254
|
$0.51
TRY20.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
FCFA1,045
|
$0.25
TRY10.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.59
FCFA1,463
|
$0.21
TRY8.59
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.28
FCFA5,233
|
$4.40
TRY177.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.27
TRY777.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,819.35
TRY1,809,460.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.29
TRY254.05
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$11.31
TRY456.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,984.60
FCFA1,119,494
|
$442.81
TRY17,877.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,402.03
FCFA1,354,963
|
$336.49
TRY13,584.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$44.46
TRY1,795.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$408.60
TRY16,495.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,892.93
TRY278,283.30
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
FCFA1,613
|
$2.54
TRY102.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
FCFA1,382
|
$2.62
TRY105.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.08
FCFA2,304
|
$1.91
TRY77.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.34
TRY1,467.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.10
TRY205.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.74
TRY1,725.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.74
TRY1,644.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.38
TRY3,568.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$74.39
TRY3,003.26
|
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