Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 45.3% more expensive than Rwanda overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.2% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 5.1% more in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 11.0% more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 1.4% more in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 72.6% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 37.6% more in Turkey
- Clothing
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pay 2.5 times more in Turkey
The cost of clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Turkey are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,703
|
$6.91
TRY266.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,884
|
$6.91
TRY266.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,289
|
$1.17
TRY45.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF679
|
$0.42
TRY16.32
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,454
|
$1.02
TRY39.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,254
|
$4.97
TRY191.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,829
|
$3.15
TRY121.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,404
|
$1.40
TRY53.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,161
|
$2.40
TRY92.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,985
|
$0.37
TRY14.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF752
|
$0.87
TRY33.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,238
|
$0.42
TRY16.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF697
|
$0.51
TRY19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF324
|
$0.25
TRY9.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF469
|
$0.21
TRY8.20
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,456
|
$4.40
TRY169.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF35,537
|
$19.27
TRY743.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF29,788,478
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,728,978.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,769
|
$6.29
TRY242.76
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF37,758
|
$11.31
TRY436.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF705,517
|
$442.81
TRY17,082.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF391,954
|
$336.49
TRY12,980.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF43,294
|
$44.46
TRY1,715.22
|
|
pay 72.6% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF215,313
|
$408.60
TRY15,762.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,849,029
|
$6,892.93
TRY265,905.69
|
|
pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,568
|
$2.54
TRY98.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,194
|
$2.62
TRY101.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,397
|
$1.91
TRY73.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF45,873
|
$36.34
TRY1,401.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,226
|
$5.10
TRY196.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF24,040
|
$42.74
TRY1,648.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF31,356
|
$40.74
TRY1,571.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF38,324
|
$88.38
TRY3,409.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF45,292
|
$74.39
TRY2,869.68
|
|
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