Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 3.2 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR453.34
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.47
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.78
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.59
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.13
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR687.14
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR760.38
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR320.30
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR343.35
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.27
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.65
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.09
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.66
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.46
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,029.76
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,863.06
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,207,239.51
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,287.81
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,836.18
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,627.86
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,513.29
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,793.75
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,534.38
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,838.43
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 66.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR506.38
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR415.14
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.76
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,530.07
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,074.36
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.59
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,077.37
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,026.61
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,032.23
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
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