Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 64.3% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
kr135.19
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
kr25.19
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
kr19.11
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 69.8% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
kr39.93
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
kr45.56
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
kr34.68
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
kr9.20
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
kr9.64
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
kr9.80
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
kr12.35
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr5.89
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
kr5.45
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
kr56.91
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
kr555.37
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
kr162.18
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Denmark
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
kr47.67
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
kr36.18
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
kr254.71
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
kr109.33
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
kr966.06
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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