Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.3% cheaper than Israel overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.8% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 49.0% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 34.4% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 61.9% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 47.5% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.1% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 34.1% less in Turkey
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Israel, you would:
pay 62.8% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪67.04
|
$6.91
TRY267.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪52.18
|
$6.91
TRY267.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.24
|
$1.17
TRY45.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.26
|
$0.42
TRY16.40
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪7.95
|
$1.02
TRY39.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪24.58
|
$4.97
TRY192.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪23.97
|
$3.15
TRY122.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.24
|
$1.40
TRY54.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪15.93
|
$2.40
TRY92.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪4.92
|
$0.37
TRY14.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.20
|
$0.87
TRY33.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.80
|
$0.42
TRY16.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.18
|
$0.51
TRY19.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.23
|
$0.25
TRY9.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.13
|
$0.21
TRY8.24
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪25.32
|
$4.40
TRY170.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪197.86
|
$19.27
TRY746.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪135,845.40
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,737,440.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪45.01
|
$6.29
TRY243.94
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪95.28
|
$11.31
TRY438.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,531.53
|
$442.81
TRY17,165.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,074.28
|
$336.49
TRY13,044.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪581.67
|
$44.46
TRY1,723.62
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,113.01
|
$408.60
TRY15,839.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪41,841.90
|
$6,892.93
TRY267,207.06
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪28.13
|
$2.54
TRY98.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.01
|
$2.62
TRY101.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪34.13
|
$1.91
TRY74.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪227.18
|
$36.34
TRY1,408.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪40.64
|
$5.10
TRY197.73
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪295.14
|
$42.74
TRY1,656.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪189.21
|
$40.74
TRY1,579.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪399.18
|
$88.38
TRY3,426.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪455.93
|
$74.39
TRY2,883.72
|
|
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