Cost of living comparison
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Turkey vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary
Turkey is 49.6% cheaper than Austria overall.
Turkey vs. Austria Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Turkey instead of Austria, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.46
€15.54
|
$7.80
TRY386.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.35
€10.99
|
$8.25
TRY408.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
€3.36
|
$1.28
TRY63.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.68
|
$0.44
TRY22.00
|
|
Austria vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants
pay 59.8% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
€2.29
|
$0.96
TRY47.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.98
€8.00
|
$4.58
TRY226.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
€5.46
|
$3.74
TRY185.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.57
€4.06
|
$2.15
TRY106.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.11
€5.44
|
$1.91
TRY94.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.11
|
$0.80
TRY39.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.89
|
$0.86
TRY42.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.21
|
$0.46
TRY22.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.65
|
$0.55
TRY27.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.23
TRY11.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.19
TRY9.29
|
|
Austria vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries
pay 22.6% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.33
|
$5.08
TRY251.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.51
€51.19
|
$32.35
TRY1,602.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,576.16
€26,323.85
|
$43,081.17
TRY2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.10
€21.45
|
$8.30
TRY410.92
|
|
Austria vs. Turkey - Cost of transportation
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.97
€32.02
|
$13.65
TRY675.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$964.19
€858.16
|
$475.20
TRY23,529.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.82
€715.43
|
$347.61
TRY17,211.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$265.50
€236.31
|
$51.15
TRY2,532.59
|
|
Austria vs. Turkey - Cost of housing
pay 6.6% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.81
€496.47
|
$606.51
TRY30,030.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,914.08
€15,054.14
|
$13,566.63
TRY672K
|
|
Austria vs. Turkey - Cost of childcare
pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.34
€4.75
|
$3.02
TRY149.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
€3.96
|
$3.43
TRY169.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.41
€6.59
|
$2.16
TRY106.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.11
€41.04
|
$53.35
TRY2,641.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.84
€12.32
|
$5.91
TRY292.72
|
|
Austria vs. Turkey - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.22
€84.75
|
$45.05
TRY2,230.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.58
€40.57
|
$38.92
TRY1,927.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.93
€91.61
|
$90.74
TRY4,492.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
€106.82
|
$83.15
TRY4,117.06
|
|
Austria vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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