Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 3.6% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$30.38
|
$6.24
TRY213.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$37.85
|
$6.07
TRY208.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.12
|
$1.14
TRY38.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.70
|
$0.42
TRY14.50
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.41
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$24.63
|
$3.56
TRY121.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.03
|
$2.89
TRY99.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.72
|
$1.43
TRY48.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.59
|
$2.52
TRY86.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.93
|
$0.43
TRY14.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.22
|
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.64
|
$0.47
TRY16.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.98
|
$0.35
TRY12.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.84
|
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.72
|
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.42
|
$4.52
TRY154.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$250.29
|
$18.83
TRY645.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$122,469.81
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,413,129.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$49.78
|
$6.53
TRY223.87
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$111.07
|
$10.43
TRY357.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,821.05
|
$399.75
TRY13,701.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,237.17
|
$359.90
TRY12,335.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$306.77
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.41
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,561.94
|
$278.07
TRY9,530.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$43,132.04
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,676.28
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.90
|
$2.38
TRY81.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.46
|
$2.28
TRY78.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$11.98
|
$1.80
TRY61.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$135.71
|
$32.86
TRY1,126.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$36.18
|
$4.42
TRY151.46
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$271.46
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$243.06
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$436.34
|
$80.01
TRY2,742.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$356.35
|
$73.48
TRY2,518.40
|
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