Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.3 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.30
|
$19.07
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.33
|
$10.84
€10.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.32
|
$2.78
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.53
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.86
|
$2.28
€2.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY170.69
|
$6.70
€6.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.22
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.02
|
$3.43
€3.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.34
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.70
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY29.97
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.28
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.50
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.51
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.30
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.07
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY661.67
|
$45.41
€42.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,539,096.56
|
$27,628.35
€25,776.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.09
|
$26.01
€24.27
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY388.26
|
$49.35
€46.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,206.21
|
$815.11
€760.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,555.15
|
$705.09
€657.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,526.85
|
$154.10
€143.77
|
|
pay 67.8% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,031.19
|
$557.50
€520.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY236,703.10
|
$13,740.85
€12,819.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.31
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.02
|
$3.51
€3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.62
|
$9.08
€8.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,247.85
|
$36.02
€33.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.16
|
$12.48
€11.64
|
|
pay 48.5% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,467.74
|
$92.82
€86.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,399.18
|
$43.31
€40.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,034.96
|
$90.40
€84.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,554.52
|
$125.11
€116.72
|
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