Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 48.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Turkey instead of France, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.50
|
$6.24
TRY213.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.83
|
$6.07
TRY208.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.52
|
$1.14
TRY38.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.73
|
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.63
|
$0.69
TRY23.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.34
|
$3.56
TRY121.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.05
|
$2.89
TRY98.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.56
|
$1.43
TRY48.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.80
|
$2.52
TRY86.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.16
|
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$0.59
TRY20.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.37
|
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.76
|
$4.52
TRY154.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.06
|
$18.83
TRY644.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€28,741.79
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,304.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.81
|
$6.53
TRY223.74
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.21
|
$10.43
TRY357.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€709.35
|
$399.75
TRY13,693.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€556.91
|
$359.90
TRY12,328.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€127.23
|
$43.40
TRY1,486.54
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€644.36
|
$278.07
TRY9,525.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€8,969.62
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,558.60
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.63
|
$2.38
TRY81.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.78
|
$2.28
TRY77.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.70
|
$1.80
TRY61.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€31.83
|
$32.86
TRY1,125.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.78
|
$4.42
TRY151.37
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.03
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.04
|
$37.21
TRY1,274.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.11
|
$80.01
TRY2,740.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€115.27
|
$73.48
TRY2,516.93
|
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