Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 51.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Japan, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,070
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥809
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥177
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 66.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥247
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,042
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥861
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥291
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥489
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥397
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥209
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥322
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥334
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥214
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥152
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥746
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,074
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,165,774
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,103
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,615
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,394
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,554
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,243
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,501
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,925,807
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥472
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥493
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥668
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,600
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,036
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Japan
|
Turkey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,784
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,004
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,286
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,103
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
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