Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 47.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Canada, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.40
|
$6.24
TRY213.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.57
|
$6.07
TRY208.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$1.14
TRY38.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
$0.69
TRY23.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
$3.56
TRY121.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.79
|
$2.89
TRY98.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
$1.43
TRY48.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
$2.52
TRY86.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.59
TRY20.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
$4.52
TRY154.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.60
|
$18.83
TRY644.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$33,999.99
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,304.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.79
|
$6.53
TRY223.74
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.33
|
$10.43
TRY357.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,697.86
|
$399.75
TRY13,693.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,556.61
|
$359.90
TRY12,328.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$162.68
|
$43.40
TRY1,486.54
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,010.68
|
$278.07
TRY9,525.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,594.51
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,558.60
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.20
|
$2.38
TRY81.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
$2.28
TRY77.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.65
|
$1.80
TRY61.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.53
|
$32.86
TRY1,125.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.29
|
$4.42
TRY151.37
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.01
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.03
|
$37.21
TRY1,274.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.57
|
$80.01
TRY2,740.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$140.99
|
$73.48
TRY2,516.93
|
|
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