Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 72.7% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$40.07
€36.85
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.16
€10.27
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 75.7% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.71
€8.01
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.49
€5.97
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.25
€2.07
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
€1.53
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
€2.27
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
€1.57
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.63
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
€8.06
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
€27.64
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,675.27
€45,680.53
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 89.5% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
€81.83
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$6,575.69
€6,046.89
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,417.00
€4,061.80
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$269.58
€247.90
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,788.69
€2,564.43
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,714.46
€27,324.91
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 75.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.93
€8.22
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$517.80
€476.16
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$156.40
€143.82
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$188.26
€173.12
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$451.61
€415.29
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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