Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 7.2% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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