Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 51.5% cheaper than Manchester.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.0% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 48.4% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 44.0% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 73.4% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 67.3% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.4% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 17.8% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
Manchester
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.19
|
$6.91
TRY275.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.57
|
$6.91
TRY275.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
£1.88
|
$1.17
TRY46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
£1.30
|
$0.42
TRY16.85
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Manchester
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
£1.12
|
$1.02
TRY40.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.03
£3.68
|
$4.97
TRY198.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
£4.38
|
$3.15
TRY125.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
£2.81
|
$1.40
TRY55.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.77
£2.76
|
$2.40
TRY95.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
£0.95
|
$0.37
TRY14.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.56
|
$0.87
TRY34.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.15
|
$0.42
TRY16.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
£1.28
|
$0.51
TRY20.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
£0.70
|
$0.25
TRY9.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.58
|
$0.21
TRY8.47
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.12
£5.22
|
$4.40
TRY175.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$110.30
£80.77
|
$19.27
TRY767.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,751.97
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,785,544.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.47
£20.85
|
$6.29
TRY250.70
|
|
pay 73.4% less for housing
Manchester
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.51
£28.93
|
$11.31
TRY450.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,526.78
£1,118.07
|
$442.81
TRY17,641.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,143.93
£837.71
|
$336.49
TRY13,405.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.34
£167.95
|
$44.46
TRY1,771.34
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Manchester
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,691.34
£1,238.58
|
$408.60
TRY16,277.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,789.99
£12,295.41
|
$6,892.93
TRY274,605.25
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.73
|
$2.54
TRY101.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.60
£3.37
|
$2.62
TRY104.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.63
£12.91
|
$1.91
TRY76.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.74
£29.10
|
$36.34
TRY1,447.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
£9.45
|
$5.10
TRY203.21
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Manchester
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.41
£61.81
|
$42.74
TRY1,702.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.44
£30.34
|
$40.74
TRY1,623.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.41
£66.21
|
$88.38
TRY3,520.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.41
£66.21
|
$74.39
TRY2,963.56
|
|
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