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Turkey vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 30.8% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 5.9% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 99.6% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.2% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Turkey

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

Turkey vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$7.27 TRY308.88	+66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$7.68 TRY326.10	-0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.18 TRY50.02	+33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.44 TRY18.87	-28.4%
Average			+17.8%

Colombia vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% less for groceries

	Colombia	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$0.67 TRY28.42	-50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$4.49 TRY190.94	+80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$3.45 TRY146.69	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$1.94 TRY82.50	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$2.46 TRY104.64	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$0.62 TRY26.27	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.96 TRY40.59	+84.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.53 TRY22.42	-14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.60 TRY25.33	+12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.29 TRY12.38	-44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.25 TRY10.51	-51.0%
Average			-5.9%

Colombia vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Colombia	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$4.58 TRY194.69	+17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	-13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	+157.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$7.53 TRY320.04	-54.0%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Colombia	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$13.68 TRY581.08	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	+38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	-36.4%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 99.6% more for childcare

	Colombia	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	+123.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	+75.4%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$2.98 TRY126.47	+147.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$2.92 TRY124.16	+83.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$2.10 TRY89.34	-17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	+110.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$5.69 TRY241.55	+38.0%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Colombia	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	+4.5%
Average			-1.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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