Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 28.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,236.05
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,733.95
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,404.82
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,584.26
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,518.83
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,393.40
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,842.75
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,770.34
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,499.25
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,650.21
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,973.85
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,394.96
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,985.22
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,172.00
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,965.64
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 24.7% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,254.13
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP148,894.47
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,566,302.47
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,182.35
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,278.85
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,182,205.69
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,023,621.12
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP288,172.02
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 86.1% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP827,393.86
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP18,940,933.19
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,007.59
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,094.10
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,081.60
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,447.58
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,856.87
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP225,755.52
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP165,886.52
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP354,145.19
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP299,816.79
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
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