Cost of living comparison

Colombia

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 25.8% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in Turkey
Groceries: pay 41.6% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Turkey
Housing: pay 36.2% less in Turkey
Childcare: pay 31.1% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 33.8% less in Turkey

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Turkey are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including groceries, housing, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Turkey.

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Turkey vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.09 COP22,489.29	$7.80 TRY386.28	+10.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.93 COP31,528.63	$8.25 TRY408.38	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 COP4,759.09	$1.28 TRY63.31	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 COP3,637.93	$0.44 TRY22.00	-61.2%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 41.6% less for groceries

	Colombia	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 COP6,604.13	$0.96 TRY47.63	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.94 COP12,511.51	$4.58 TRY226.89	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 COP17,600.16	$3.74 TRY185.39	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 COP9,765.50	$2.15 TRY106.63	-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 COP15,548.14	$1.91 TRY94.53	-61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 COP5,080.61	$0.80 TRY39.56	-50.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 COP1,990.45	$0.86 TRY42.40	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 COP2,297.32	$0.46 TRY22.93	-36.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 COP2,778.06	$0.55 TRY27.10	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 COP2,174.11	$0.23 TRY11.59	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 COP2,046.26	$0.19 TRY9.29	-70.9%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Colombia	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.89 COP15,507.12	$5.08 TRY251.45	+3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.51 COP183K	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	-43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,696.92 COP78M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+74.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.04 COP66,775.93	$8.30 TRY410.92	-60.6%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 36.2% less for housing

	Colombia	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.89 COP88,530.84	$13.65 TRY675.87	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.73 COP2M	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	-36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.25 COP2M	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	-27.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.48 COP322K	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-49.6%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 31.1% more for childcare

	Colombia	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.35 COP2M	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,009.31 COP25M	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+69.4%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 COP8,214.62	$3.02 TRY149.34	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 COP8,641.67	$3.43 TRY169.90	+26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 COP12,788.35	$2.16 TRY106.77	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.34 COP131K	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.65 COP21,122.50	$5.91 TRY292.72	-11.2%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 33.8% less for clothing

	Colombia	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.92 COP263K	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	-45.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 COP171K	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.00 COP425K	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.03 COP365K	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	-27.7%
Average			-33.8%

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