Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 32.2% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.9% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 31.0% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 9.0% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 71.0% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 17.6% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 62.1% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 24.7% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$6.91
TRY268.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$6.91
TRY268.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$1.17
TRY45.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.42
TRY16.45
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.02
TRY39.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$4.97
TRY193.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$3.15
TRY122.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$1.40
TRY54.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$2.40
TRY93.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.37
TRY14.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.87
TRY33.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.42
TRY16.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$0.51
TRY19.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.25
TRY9.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.21
TRY8.27
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$4.40
TRY171.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$19.27
TRY749.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,146.27
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,742,639.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$6.29
TRY244.67
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
$11.31
TRY439.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.94
|
$442.81
TRY17,217.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.80
|
$336.49
TRY13,083.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$44.46
TRY1,728.77
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.96
|
$408.60
TRY15,886.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,979.77
|
$6,892.93
TRY268,006.64
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$2.54
TRY98.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$2.62
TRY101.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
$1.91
TRY74.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$36.34
TRY1,412.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$5.10
TRY198.33
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
$42.74
TRY1,661.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
$40.74
TRY1,584.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$88.38
TRY3,436.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$74.39
TRY2,892.35
|
|
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