Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 34.1% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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