Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP184.47
|
$6.24
TRY211.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP196.53
|
$6.07
TRY206.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.08
|
$1.14
TRY38.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
|
pay 58.2% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.30
|
$0.69
TRY23.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.01
|
$3.56
TRY120.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
$2.89
TRY98.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.24
|
$1.43
TRY48.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.44
|
$2.52
TRY85.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.52
|
$0.43
TRY14.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.24
|
$0.59
TRY19.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.80
|
$0.47
TRY16.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
$0.35
TRY11.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.17
|
$0.26
TRY8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.00
|
$0.17
TRY5.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP46.80
|
$4.52
TRY153.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP326.69
|
$18.83
TRY639.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,331,092.85
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,400,678.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP157.29
|
$6.53
TRY221.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP378.76
|
$10.43
TRY354.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,273.17
|
$399.75
TRY13,580.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP6,998.85
|
$359.90
TRY12,226.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP626.98
|
$43.40
TRY1,474.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,386.52
|
$278.07
TRY9,446.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,091.80
|
$5,884.06
TRY199,899.29
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP84.79
|
$2.38
TRY80.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP63.83
|
$2.28
TRY77.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP84.85
|
$1.80
TRY61.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP909.51
|
$32.86
TRY1,116.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.06
|
$4.42
TRY150.13
|
|
pay 71.0% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP877.54
|
$45.31
TRY1,539.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,622.78
|
$37.21
TRY1,264.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,465.09
|
$80.01
TRY2,718.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,496.26
|
$73.48
TRY2,496.21
|
|
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