Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 41.0% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.9% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 48.7% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 29.6% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 61.9% less in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 27.4% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 40.9% less in Turkey
- Clothing
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pay 22.9% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Germany, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.39
|
$6.91
TRY250.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.72
|
$6.91
TRY250.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.67
|
$1.17
TRY42.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.30
|
$0.42
TRY15.32
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$1.02
TRY36.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.39
|
$4.97
TRY180.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.17
|
$3.15
TRY114.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.25
|
$1.40
TRY50.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.95
|
$2.40
TRY86.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.37
TRY13.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.87
TRY31.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.42
TRY15.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.00
|
$0.51
TRY18.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.25
TRY8.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.21
TRY7.70
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.74
|
$4.40
TRY159.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.48
|
$19.27
TRY697.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,458.30
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,623,356.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.94
|
$6.29
TRY227.93
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.96
|
$11.31
TRY409.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€753.37
|
$442.81
TRY16,038.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€595.98
|
$336.49
TRY12,187.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€219.29
|
$44.46
TRY1,610.44
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€436.92
|
$408.60
TRY14,799.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,732.31
|
$6,892.93
TRY249,661.80
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.21
|
$2.54
TRY92.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$2.62
TRY94.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.33
|
$1.91
TRY69.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.32
|
$36.34
TRY1,316.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.20
|
$5.10
TRY184.75
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.48
|
$42.74
TRY1,548.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.87
|
$40.74
TRY1,475.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.30
|
$88.38
TRY3,201.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.65
|
$74.39
TRY2,694.37
|
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