Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 19.7% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
|
Slovakia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.81
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.65
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.29
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.79
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.99
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.59
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,422.72
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.16
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.75
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€543.50
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€448.82
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€164.02
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€384.33
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,736.97
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.90
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.25
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€5.02
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€38.39
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.88
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.95
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€28.00
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€75.67
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€88.47
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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