Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 5.9% cheaper than Kuwait.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.400
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.090
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.670
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.470
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,403.990
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.530
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.430
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD236.200
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD198.660
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.620
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.160
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,789.210
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD32.880
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.300
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD12.970
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.460
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.690
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD25.900
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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