Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 12.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Japan, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥990
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥760
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥149
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥234
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥879
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥839
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥310
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥419
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥334
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥157
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥252
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥313
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥194
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥166
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥649
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,888
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,388,656
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,909
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,780
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥76,925
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,028
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,378
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 1.9% more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,292
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,705,737
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥416
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥427
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥612
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,873
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,841
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,233
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,123
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,314
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,555
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
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