Cost of living comparison
Japan is 65.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Japan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
$6.44
¥997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
$4.94
¥765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
$1.52
¥236
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
$5.72
¥885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
$5.46
¥845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
$2.02
¥312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
$2.73
¥422
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
$2.17
¥336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
$1.02
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$1.64
¥254
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
$2.04
¥315
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
$1.26
¥196
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
$1.08
¥168
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
$4.22
¥654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
$57.82
¥8,948
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
$25.42
¥3,935
|
|
pay 84.7% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
$500.38
¥77,443
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
$325.42
¥50,365
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
$288.10
¥44,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
$2.71
¥419
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
$2.78
¥430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
$3.98
¥617
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
$57.72
¥8,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
$11.97
¥1,853
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
$81.66
¥12,639
|
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