Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.7% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 62.7% less for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
CZK170.93
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
CZK174.94
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CZK34.20
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CZK27.62
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
CZK32.23
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
CZK119.88
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
CZK84.78
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
CZK53.63
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CZK79.14
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
CZK16.05
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CZK15.37
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.85
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CZK30.07
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
CZK10.17
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CZK9.52
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 23.7% less for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
CZK175.20
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
CZK474.80
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
CZK578,579.89
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
CZK275.93
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
CZK480.93
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
CZK13,254.94
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
CZK11,365.95
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
CZK4,598.69
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
CZK7,768.45
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
CZK197,414.97
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 47.4% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
CZK43.47
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
CZK60.90
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
CZK136.05
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
CZK1,024.21
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
CZK192.44
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
CZK1,768.76
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
CZK867.33
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
CZK1,951.84
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
CZK2,289.55
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
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