Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 48.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United States, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$6.91
TRY240.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.91
TRY240.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.17
TRY40.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.42
TRY14.70
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.02
TRY35.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$4.97
TRY172.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$3.15
TRY109.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$1.40
TRY48.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.40
TRY83.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.37
TRY12.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.87
TRY30.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.42
TRY14.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.51
TRY17.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.25
TRY8.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.21
TRY7.39
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.40
TRY152.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$19.27
TRY669.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,557,024.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$6.29
TRY218.61
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$11.31
TRY392.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$442.81
TRY15,383.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$336.49
TRY11,689.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$44.46
TRY1,544.64
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$408.60
TRY14,194.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$6,892.93
TRY239,460.29
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$2.54
TRY88.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.62
TRY91.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$1.91
TRY66.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$36.34
TRY1,262.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$5.10
TRY177.20
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$42.74
TRY1,484.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$40.74
TRY1,415.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$88.38
TRY3,070.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$74.39
TRY2,584.28
|
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