Cost of living comparison
India is 41.5% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in India instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
$2.48
₹207.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Turkey
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
$2.56
₹213.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
$2.56
₹213.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
$0.85
₹71.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$0.16
₹13.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
Turkey
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
$4.69
₹391.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
$10.04
₹838.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
$2.97
₹248.20
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Turkey
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
$1.84
₹153.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
$1.59
₹133.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
$3.38
₹282.27
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
Turkey
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
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