Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 54.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Australia, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.13
|
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.69
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.84
|
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.20
|
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.48
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.05
|
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.61
|
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.78
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.97
|
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.14
|
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.87
|
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.00
|
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.42
|
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.08
|
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.40
|
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,693.12
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.13
|
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.85
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,882.79
|
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,453.82
|
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$212.34
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,061.10
|
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,030.17
|
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.02
|
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.39
|
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.10
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.58
|
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.82
|
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.65
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.27
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$153.29
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.77
|
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
|
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