Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Czech Republic

Czech Republic vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 52.7% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.2% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 67.2% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 25.3% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 2.3% more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.5% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Czech Republic

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 69.2% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY268.50	$7.70 CZK171.67	+11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY268.53	$7.61 CZK169.82	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY45.62	$1.59 CZK35.54	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY16.44	$1.35 CZK30.12	+219.3%
Average			+69.2%

Turkey vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.2% more for groceries

	Turkey	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY39.44	$1.29 CZK28.71	+26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY193.13	$5.47 CZK121.91	+10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY122.45	$3.90 CZK86.88	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY54.33	$2.64 CZK58.92	+88.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY93.17	$3.73 CZK83.12	+55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY14.37	$0.62 CZK13.75	+66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY33.91	$0.71 CZK15.80	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY16.16	$0.88 CZK19.57	+110.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY19.81	$1.29 CZK28.83	+153.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.63	$0.51 CZK11.26	+103.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY8.26	$0.46 CZK10.37	+118.6%
Average			+67.2%

Turkey vs. Czech Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.3% more for transportation

	Turkey	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY170.94	$5.95 CZK132.80	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY748.66	$21.06 CZK469.85	+9.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,741,442.63	$31,453.98 CZK701,590.37	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY244.51	$11.74 CZK261.84	+86.5%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Turkey	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY439.31	$18.70 CZK417.01	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY17,205.38	$610.48 CZK13,616.90	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY13,074.32	$493.17 CZK11,000.29	+46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,727.59	$198.15 CZK4,419.78	+345.7%
Average			+123.9%

Turkey vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3% more for childcare

	Turkey	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY15,875.88	$363.72 CZK8,112.84	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY267,822.62	$7,967.34 CZK177,714.01	+15.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY98.79	$1.90 CZK42.37	-25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY101.85	$2.60 CZK57.99	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY74.25	$6.46 CZK144.15	+238.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,411.91	$47.23 CZK1,053.38	+30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY198.19	$8.95 CZK199.56	+75.4%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Turkey	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,660.71	$69.75 CZK1,555.68	+63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,583.13	$31.40 CZK700.30	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,433.97	$80.03 CZK1,785.17	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,890.36	$103.55 CZK2,309.73	+39.2%
Average			+17.5%

Turkey vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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