Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 3.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 57.3% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR839.20
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR207.19
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.12
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 17.7% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR165.13
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,820.42
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,849.61
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR638.21
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR671.76
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR889.66
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.95
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR750.84
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR146.33
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR141.26
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.72
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,152.93
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,517,118.05
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR904.63
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 92.7% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,043.64
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,860.98
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,142.56
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,990.65
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,894.19
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,203.20
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR586.73
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR688.51
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,610.06
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,323.48
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR945.88
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 78.2% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,666.25
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,626.92
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,257.53
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,836.28
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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