Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 3.0% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,176.490
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.510
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.100
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.800
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 18.9% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.380
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,772.170
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.490
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.070
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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