Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 32.6% cheaper than Uruguay overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.7% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 46.1% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 33.3% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 43.2% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 8.2% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.9% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 29.5% less in Turkey
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU676.79
|
$6.91
TRY277.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU378.52
|
$6.91
TRY277.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU72.62
|
$1.17
TRY47.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU54.30
|
$0.42
TRY16.99
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU92.11
|
$1.02
TRY40.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU251.79
|
$4.97
TRY199.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU157.36
|
$3.15
TRY126.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU142.19
|
$1.40
TRY56.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU155.67
|
$2.40
TRY96.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU47.55
|
$0.37
TRY14.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU44.37
|
$0.87
TRY35.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU23.95
|
$0.42
TRY16.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU48.00
|
$0.51
TRY20.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.06
|
$0.25
TRY9.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU31.48
|
$0.21
TRY8.54
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU286.74
|
$4.40
TRY176.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,850.21
|
$19.27
TRY773.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,371,911.75
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,800,332.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU870.52
|
$6.29
TRY252.77
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,552.56
|
$11.31
TRY454.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU24,555.95
|
$442.81
TRY17,787.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,076.55
|
$336.49
TRY13,516.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,714.41
|
$44.46
TRY1,786.01
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU13,836.47
|
$408.60
TRY16,412.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU290,619.36
|
$6,892.93
TRY276,879.49
|
|
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU133.10
|
$2.54
TRY102.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU154.27
|
$2.62
TRY105.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU198.00
|
$1.91
TRY76.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,075.71
|
$36.34
TRY1,459.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU387.57
|
$5.10
TRY204.89
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,483.85
|
$42.74
TRY1,716.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,894.17
|
$40.74
TRY1,636.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,078.96
|
$88.38
TRY3,550.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,088.64
|
$74.39
TRY2,988.11
|
|
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