Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 61.6% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
Belgium
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Turkey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Turkey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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