Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 66.0% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 74.8% less for restaurants
|
Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.66
CHF24.69
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.97
CHF15.14
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
CHF4.17
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.13
CHF3.68
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 68.3% less for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.64
CHF3.25
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.22
CHF11.80
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.31
CHF6.53
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
CHF6.06
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.89
CHF11.50
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
CHF2.54
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.83
CHF6.99
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$114.11
CHF101.84
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,806.66
CHF32,848.54
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.03
CHF37.51
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.46
CHF47.71
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,622.75
CHF1,448.24
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,411.84
CHF1,260.01
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$180.02
CHF160.66
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,587.05
CHF2,308.84
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,321.56
CHF27,060.84
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.82
CHF6.98
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.09
CHF9.01
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.49
CHF78.97
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$21.15
CHF18.87
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.70
CHF108.61
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.65
CHF55.02
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.06
CHF121.43
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$176.75
CHF157.74
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
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