Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 48.9% cheaper than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 57.0% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 56.3% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 17.9% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 75.8% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 69.4% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 54.9% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 11.2% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United States, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$6.91
TRY263.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.91
TRY263.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.17
TRY44.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.42
TRY16.10
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.02
TRY38.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$4.97
TRY189.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$3.15
TRY119.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$1.40
TRY53.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.40
TRY91.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.37
TRY14.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.87
TRY33.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.42
TRY15.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.51
TRY19.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.25
TRY9.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.21
TRY8.09
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.40
TRY167.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$19.27
TRY733.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,705,865.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$6.29
TRY239.51
|
|
pay 75.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$11.31
TRY430.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$442.81
TRY16,853.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$336.49
TRY12,807.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$44.46
TRY1,692.29
|
|
pay 69.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$408.60
TRY15,551.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$6,892.93
TRY262,351.01
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$2.54
TRY96.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.62
TRY99.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$1.91
TRY72.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$36.34
TRY1,383.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$5.10
TRY194.14
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$42.74
TRY1,626.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$40.74
TRY1,550.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$88.38
TRY3,363.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$74.39
TRY2,831.31
|
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