Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 60.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Austria, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.83
|
$3.01
₺86.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.23
|
$3.65
₺105.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.60
|
$0.62
₺17.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.19
|
$0.22
₺6.29
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.10
|
$0.39
₺11.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.67
|
$2.61
₺75.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.59
|
$3.07
₺88.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.24
|
$1.40
₺40.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.84
|
$1.59
₺45.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.00
|
$0.30
₺8.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.79
|
$0.52
₺15.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.03
|
$0.31
₺8.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.42
₺12.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.22
₺6.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.19
₺5.59
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.59
|
$4.34
₺125.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€43.96
|
$15.27
₺440.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,698.08
|
$34,350.89
₺991,421.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.10
|
$4.33
₺124.83
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.29
|
$8.38
₺241.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€679.11
|
$218.27
₺6,299.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€568.14
|
$144.02
₺4,156.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€202.91
|
$49.50
₺1,428.63
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€380.57
|
$165.99
₺4,790.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,500.56
|
$3,471.33
₺100,188.11
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.83
|
$1.90
₺54.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.03
|
$1.55
₺44.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.66
|
$1.64
₺47.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€37.97
|
$20.05
₺578.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.66
|
$2.50
₺72.13
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.21
|
$29.99
₺865.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.30
|
$25.86
₺746.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€77.95
|
$62.92
₺1,816.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€100.97
|
$42.57
₺1,228.52
|
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