Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 43.8% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.5% more in Turkey
- Groceries
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pay 12.0% more in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 2.2 times more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 9.9% more in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 48.4% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 41.8% more in Turkey
- Clothing
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pay 0.2% less in Turkey
The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Turkey are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
|
Uzbekistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,855.15
|
$6.91
TRY253.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,626.59
|
$6.91
TRY253.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,216.07
|
$1.17
TRY43.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,196.86
|
$0.42
TRY15.50
|
|
pay 12.0% more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,109.22
|
$1.02
TRY37.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS46,180.36
|
$4.97
TRY182.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,390.57
|
$3.15
TRY115.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,354.21
|
$1.40
TRY51.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,639.29
|
$2.40
TRY87.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,430.20
|
$0.37
TRY13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,914.06
|
$0.87
TRY31.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,435.91
|
$0.42
TRY15.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,359.95
|
$0.51
TRY18.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,778.70
|
$0.25
TRY9.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,236.95
|
$0.21
TRY7.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,674.03
|
$4.40
TRY161.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS89,329.31
|
$19.27
TRY705.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS238,732,347.31
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,641,791.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,815.49
|
$6.29
TRY230.51
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS164,412.71
|
$11.31
TRY414.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,330,987.34
|
$442.81
TRY16,220.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,041,089.16
|
$336.49
TRY12,326.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS376,143.98
|
$44.46
TRY1,628.73
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,650,515.67
|
$408.60
TRY14,967.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS91,372,477.04
|
$6,892.93
TRY252,496.86
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS15,070.39
|
$2.54
TRY93.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,279.53
|
$2.62
TRY96.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,970.02
|
$1.91
TRY70.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS556,100.26
|
$36.34
TRY1,331.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,866.38
|
$5.10
TRY186.85
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS421,401.61
|
$42.74
TRY1,565.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS608,585.76
|
$40.74
TRY1,492.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,112,168.99
|
$88.38
TRY3,237.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,222,085.16
|
$74.39
TRY2,724.97
|
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