Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 25.9% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.1% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 32.4% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 10.4% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 28.2% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 26.5% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 34.8% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 20.9% less in Turkey
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.40
|
$6.91
TRY261.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$6.91
TRY261.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$1.17
TRY44.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.42
TRY15.99
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.02
TRY38.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$4.97
TRY187.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$3.15
TRY119.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$1.40
TRY52.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.40
TRY90.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.37
TRY13.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.87
TRY32.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.42
TRY15.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.51
TRY19.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.25
TRY9.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.21
TRY8.04
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$4.40
TRY166.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.24
|
$19.27
TRY728.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,547.03
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,693,723.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$6.29
TRY237.81
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$11.31
TRY427.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.04
|
$442.81
TRY16,733.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.73
|
$336.49
TRY12,716.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€181.00
|
$44.46
TRY1,680.25
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.30
|
$408.60
TRY15,440.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,307.05
|
$6,892.93
TRY260,483.69
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$2.54
TRY96.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$2.62
TRY99.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$1.91
TRY72.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$36.34
TRY1,373.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$5.10
TRY192.76
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$42.74
TRY1,615.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$40.74
TRY1,539.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.63
|
$88.38
TRY3,339.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.97
|
$74.39
TRY2,811.16
|
|
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