Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 20.5% cheaper than Czech Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.6% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 33.4% less in Turkey
- Transportation
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pay 9.6% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 44.1% less in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 0.6% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.4% less in Turkey
- Clothing
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pay 6.7% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CZK163.12
|
$6.91
TRY278.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.61
CZK161.37
|
$6.91
TRY279.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CZK33.77
|
$1.17
TRY47.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CZK28.62
|
$0.42
TRY17.08
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
CZK27.28
|
$1.02
TRY40.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
CZK115.84
|
$4.97
TRY200.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
CZK82.56
|
$3.15
TRY127.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
CZK55.99
|
$1.40
TRY56.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
CZK78.98
|
$2.40
TRY96.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
CZK13.07
|
$0.37
TRY14.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CZK15.01
|
$0.87
TRY35.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CZK18.59
|
$0.42
TRY16.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
CZK27.39
|
$0.51
TRY20.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK10.70
|
$0.25
TRY10.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
CZK9.85
|
$0.21
TRY8.59
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CZK126.19
|
$4.40
TRY177.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.06
CZK446.46
|
$19.27
TRY777.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,453.98
CZK666,667.02
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,809,460.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.74
CZK248.80
|
$6.29
TRY254.05
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.70
CZK396.25
|
$11.31
TRY456.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.48
CZK12,939.09
|
$442.81
TRY17,877.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$493.17
CZK10,452.72
|
$336.49
TRY13,584.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.15
CZK4,199.77
|
$44.46
TRY1,795.06
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.72
CZK7,709.00
|
$408.60
TRY16,495.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,967.34
CZK168,867.87
|
$6,892.93
TRY278,283.30
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
CZK40.26
|
$2.54
TRY102.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
CZK55.11
|
$2.62
TRY105.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
CZK136.98
|
$1.91
TRY77.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.23
CZK1,000.94
|
$36.34
TRY1,467.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.95
CZK189.62
|
$5.10
TRY205.93
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.75
CZK1,478.25
|
$42.74
TRY1,725.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.40
CZK665.44
|
$40.74
TRY1,644.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.03
CZK1,696.31
|
$88.38
TRY3,568.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.55
CZK2,194.75
|
$74.39
TRY3,003.26
|
|
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