Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.3 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
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