Cost of living comparison
India is 45.1% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in India instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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