Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 52.4% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$3.01
TRY97.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.65
TRY118.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.62
TRY20.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.22
TRY7.06
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.39
TRY12.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$2.61
TRY84.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$3.07
TRY99.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.40
TRY45.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.59
TRY51.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.30
TRY9.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.52
TRY16.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.31
TRY9.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.42
TRY13.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.22
TRY7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.19
TRY6.28
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.34
TRY140.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$15.27
TRY494.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,113,113.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$4.33
TRY140.15
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$8.38
TRY271.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$218.27
TRY7,072.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$144.02
TRY4,666.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$49.50
TRY1,603.99
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$165.99
TRY5,378.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,485.64
|
|
pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.90
TRY61.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.55
TRY50.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.64
TRY52.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$20.05
TRY649.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$2.50
TRY80.99
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$29.99
TRY971.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$25.86
TRY837.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$62.92
TRY2,038.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$42.57
TRY1,379.31
|
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