Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 18.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Turkey instead of China, you would:
pay 89.8% more for restaurants
|
China
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
|
China
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
|
China
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
China
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
|
China
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 9.4% more for clothing
|
China
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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