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Turkey vs. Almaty Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 23.1% more expensive than Almaty.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Turkey
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 11.4% less in Turkey
Childcare: pay 51.8% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in Turkey

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Turkey are more expensive than in Almaty. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Turkey. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Turkey.

Turkey vs. Almaty Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Almaty, you would:

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pay 5.5% more for restaurants

	Almaty	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.33 KZT3,792.60	$7.27 TRY310.77	-0.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.41 KZT3,318.52	$7.68 TRY328.09	+19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KZT480.33	$1.18 TRY50.32	+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KZT302.06	$0.44 TRY18.99	-23.9%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Almaty	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 KZT275.90	$0.67 TRY28.60	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 KZT2,372.58	$4.49 TRY192.11	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 KZT2,506.45	$3.45 TRY147.59	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 KZT860.75	$1.94 TRY83.01	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 KZT996.54	$2.46 TRY105.28	+27.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 KZT304.16	$0.62 TRY26.43	+5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 KZT428.11	$0.96 TRY40.84	+15.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT424.03	$0.53 TRY22.56	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 KZT434.61	$0.60 TRY25.48	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT140.98	$0.29 TRY12.46	+7.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT93.27	$0.25 TRY10.57	+37.2%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Almaty	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.81 KZT936.82	$4.58 TRY195.88	+153.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.14 KZT9,386.68	$29.01 TRY1,239.92	+59.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,900.61 KZT11,851,871.73	$48,018.50 TRY2,052,584.36	+109.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.01 KZT3,626.67	$7.53 TRY322.00	+7.5%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 11.4% less for housing

	Almaty	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.90 KZT6,676.72	$13.68 TRY584.63	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.61 KZT334,127.97	$515.16 TRY22,020.68	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.19 KZT226,263.01	$348.65 TRY14,903.18	-20.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.67 KZT27,256.92	$46.83 TRY2,001.80	-11.1%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 51.8% more for childcare

	Almaty	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.77 KZT133,924.82	$523.46 TRY22,375.76	+102.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,972.39 KZT5,161,060.97	$10,105.64 TRY431,972.77	+1.3%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Almaty	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 KZT663.70	$2.98 TRY127.24	+132.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KZT1,178.22	$2.92 TRY124.92	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KZT948.15	$2.10 TRY89.88	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KZT25,012.15	$52.68 TRY2,251.84	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,654.82	$5.69 TRY243.03	+10.8%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	Almaty	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.28 KZT36,374.47	$46.89 TRY2,004.27	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.36 KZT20,889.73	$43.49 TRY1,859.06	+7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 KZT47,902.17	$101.73 TRY4,348.58	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.97 KZT56,914.51	$84.94 TRY3,630.72	-22.8%
Average			-9.6%

Almaty vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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