Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 29.7% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Turkey instead of China, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
China
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
China
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
China
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
China
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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