Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.4 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Greece instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 99.6% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 88.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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