Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 83.3% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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