Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 51.6% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 74.0% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$8.14
€7.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$7.98
€7.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
pay 89.9% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$6.03
€5.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$3.12
€2.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$1.51
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$6.34
€6.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$26.69
€25.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$24,429.89
€23,168.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$11.64
€11.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$20.60
€19.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$566.87
€537.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$468.12
€443.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$171.07
€162.24
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$400.86
€380.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$8,069.66
€7,652.96
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$1.99
€1.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$5.24
€4.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$40.04
€37.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$8.21
€7.79
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Slovakia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$63.57
€60.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$29.21
€27.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$78.92
€74.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$92.27
€87.51
|
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