Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 34.5% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.0% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 49.9% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 24.4% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 49.5% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 23.4% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.8% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 14.5% less in Turkey
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Italy, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.22
|
$6.91
TRY263.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.86
|
$6.91
TRY263.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.25
|
$1.17
TRY44.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.42
TRY16.10
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.80
|
$1.02
TRY38.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.02
|
$4.97
TRY189.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.87
|
$3.15
TRY119.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.00
|
$1.40
TRY53.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.45
|
$2.40
TRY91.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.37
TRY14.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.87
TRY33.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.92
|
$0.42
TRY15.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.16
|
$0.51
TRY19.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.67
|
$0.25
TRY9.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.63
|
$0.21
TRY8.09
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.36
|
$4.40
TRY167.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.17
|
$19.27
TRY733.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,848.69
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,705,865.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.84
|
$6.29
TRY239.51
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.42
|
$11.31
TRY430.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€577.73
|
$442.81
TRY16,853.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€450.71
|
$336.49
TRY12,807.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€132.41
|
$44.46
TRY1,692.29
|
|
pay 23.4% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€447.90
|
$408.60
TRY15,551.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,333.82
|
$6,892.93
TRY262,351.01
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.41
|
$2.54
TRY96.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.49
|
$2.62
TRY99.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.46
|
$1.91
TRY72.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€45.89
|
$36.34
TRY1,383.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.27
|
$5.10
TRY194.14
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€69.04
|
$42.74
TRY1,626.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.82
|
$40.74
TRY1,550.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€75.78
|
$88.38
TRY3,363.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€101.63
|
$74.39
TRY2,831.31
|
|
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