Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.3% cheaper than Israel.
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
₪69.16
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.53
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.49
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.73
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.43
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.30
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.20
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.12
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.02
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.42
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪234.37
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.93
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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