Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 8.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Turkey instead of China, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
China
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
China
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
|
pay 4.0% more for clothing
China
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
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