Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 84.1% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Iran, you would:
pay 34.0% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
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