Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 50.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
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