Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 71.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.21
€34.34
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.32
€10.73
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.61
€5.32
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 75.9% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.69
€5.40
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.39
€10.80
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.62
€8.18
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.55
€5.26
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
€8.01
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.47
€2.34
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.77
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.02
€1.92
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.68
€8.23
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.74
€28.21
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,160.43
€46,621.89
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 91.2% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$110.93
€105.20
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$9,401.30
€8,915.83
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,591.34
€6,250.98
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$292.40
€277.30
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,759.79
€2,617.28
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,406.50
€27,888.01
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.11
€8.64
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.06
€11.43
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$512.44
€485.98
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$194.39
€184.35
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.16
€71.28
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$203.37
€192.87
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$446.93
€423.85
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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