Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 25.4% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 4.1% more in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 72.6% more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 20.9% more in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 61.3% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 31.4% more in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 15.6% less in Turkey
The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants in Turkey are more expensive than in Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.82
|
$6.91
TRY262.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.92
|
$6.91
TRY262.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.84
|
$1.17
TRY44.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.85
|
$0.42
TRY16.08
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.90
|
$1.02
TRY38.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,373.31
|
$4.97
TRY188.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,120.22
|
$3.15
TRY119.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.24
|
$1.40
TRY53.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,090.10
|
$2.40
TRY91.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.05
|
$0.37
TRY14.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.42
|
$0.87
TRY33.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.54
|
$0.42
TRY15.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT431.02
|
$0.51
TRY19.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.15
|
$0.25
TRY9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.59
|
$0.21
TRY8.09
|
|
pay 72.6% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.84
|
$4.40
TRY167.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,712.41
|
$19.27
TRY732.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,317,030.13
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,704,038.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.79
|
$6.29
TRY239.25
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,057.74
|
$11.31
TRY429.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,774.79
|
$442.81
TRY16,835.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,783.61
|
$336.49
TRY12,793.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,060.56
|
$44.46
TRY1,690.48
|
|
pay 61.3% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,194.40
|
$408.60
TRY15,534.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,838.48
|
$6,892.93
TRY262,070.05
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.29
|
$2.54
TRY96.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,031.04
|
$2.62
TRY99.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.89
|
$1.91
TRY72.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,455.25
|
$36.34
TRY1,381.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.85
|
$5.10
TRY193.93
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,082.97
|
$42.74
TRY1,625.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,617.39
|
$40.74
TRY1,549.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,789.76
|
$88.38
TRY3,360.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,209.94
|
$74.39
TRY2,828.28
|
|
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