Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 32.8% cheaper than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.2% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 42.4% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 33.9% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 46.9% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 9.8% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.0% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 9.1% less in Turkey
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Finland, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€12.60
|
$6.91
TRY267.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.28
|
$6.91
TRY267.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.29
|
$1.17
TRY45.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.66
|
$0.42
TRY16.40
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.03
|
$1.02
TRY39.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.29
|
$4.97
TRY192.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.80
|
$3.15
TRY122.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.68
|
$1.40
TRY54.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.78
|
$2.40
TRY92.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$0.37
TRY14.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.73
|
$0.87
TRY33.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.87
|
$0.42
TRY16.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.48
|
$0.51
TRY19.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.25
TRY9.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.67
|
$0.21
TRY8.24
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.80
|
$4.40
TRY170.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€53.79
|
$19.27
TRY746.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€28,265.76
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,737,440.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.31
|
$6.29
TRY243.94
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€19.77
|
$11.31
TRY438.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€652.85
|
$442.81
TRY17,165.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€537.54
|
$336.49
TRY13,044.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€86.13
|
$44.46
TRY1,723.62
|
|
pay 9.8% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€259.03
|
$408.60
TRY15,839.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,727.37
|
$6,892.93
TRY267,207.06
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.48
|
$2.54
TRY98.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.74
|
$2.62
TRY101.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.37
|
$1.91
TRY74.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€37.09
|
$36.34
TRY1,408.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€13.86
|
$5.10
TRY197.73
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€66.80
|
$42.74
TRY1,656.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€27.72
|
$40.74
TRY1,579.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€72.97
|
$88.38
TRY3,426.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€96.49
|
$74.39
TRY2,883.72
|
|
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