Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.1 times more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.5% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 15.7% more in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 27.9% more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 68.6% more in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 6.1 times more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.0% more in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 41.3% more in Turkey
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Turkey are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Syria, you would:
pay 38.5% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$6.91
TRY262.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$6.91
TRY262.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.17
TRY44.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.42
TRY16.07
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.02
TRY38.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$4.97
TRY188.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$3.15
TRY119.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$1.40
TRY53.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.40
TRY91.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.37
TRY14.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.87
TRY33.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.42
TRY15.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.51
TRY19.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.25
TRY9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.21
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.40
TRY167.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$19.27
TRY732.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,703,054.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$6.29
TRY239.12
|
|
pay 68.6% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$11.31
TRY429.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$442.81
TRY16,826.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$336.49
TRY12,786.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$44.46
TRY1,689.51
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$408.60
TRY15,525.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$6,892.93
TRY261,918.82
|
|
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.54
TRY96.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.62
TRY99.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.91
TRY72.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$36.34
TRY1,380.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$5.10
TRY193.82
|
|
pay 41.3% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$42.74
TRY1,624.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$40.74
TRY1,548.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$88.38
TRY3,358.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$74.39
TRY2,826.65
|
|
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