Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 25.9% cheaper than Latvia.
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
€9.70
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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