Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 27.2% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.1% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 40.0% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 22.5% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 42.5% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 3.9% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.2% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 13.8% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Greece, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.58
|
$6.91
TRY262.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$6.91
TRY262.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.82
|
$1.17
TRY44.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.42
TRY16.08
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
$1.02
TRY38.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.54
|
$4.97
TRY188.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.27
|
$3.15
TRY119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.54
|
$1.40
TRY53.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.72
|
$2.40
TRY91.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.37
TRY14.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.87
TRY33.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.51
|
$0.42
TRY15.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.51
TRY19.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.45
|
$0.25
TRY9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.21
TRY8.09
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.64
|
$4.40
TRY167.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€35.34
|
$19.27
TRY732.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,899.56
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,704,038.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.15
|
$6.29
TRY239.25
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€28.86
|
$11.31
TRY429.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€461.08
|
$442.81
TRY16,835.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€344.88
|
$336.49
TRY12,793.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€154.48
|
$44.46
TRY1,690.48
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€363.26
|
$408.60
TRY15,534.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,568.39
|
$6,892.93
TRY262,070.05
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.87
|
$2.54
TRY96.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.07
|
$2.62
TRY99.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.35
|
$1.91
TRY72.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€42.84
|
$36.34
TRY1,381.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.75
|
$5.10
TRY193.93
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€73.54
|
$42.74
TRY1,625.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€33.26
|
$40.74
TRY1,549.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€73.11
|
$88.38
TRY3,360.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€82.15
|
$74.39
TRY2,828.28
|
|
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