Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 9.6% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 7.4% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Indonesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 3.4% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
|
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