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
€13.94
|
$3.01
₺96.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$0.62
₺19.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.22
₺6.98
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$2.61
₺83.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$3.07
₺98.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$1.59
₺50.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.30
₺9.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.52
₺16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.31
₺9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$0.42
₺13.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.22
₺7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.19
₺6.20
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$4.34
₺138.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$15.27
₺488.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$4.33
₺138.43
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$1.90
₺60.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$1.55
₺49.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$20.05
₺641.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$2.50
₺80.00
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Austria
|
Turkey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
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