Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 41.9% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.6% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 54.3% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 30.5% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 54.0% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 32.8% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.5% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 22.3% less in Turkey
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of France, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.90
|
$6.91
TRY267.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.65
|
$6.91
TRY267.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.43
|
$1.17
TRY45.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.65
|
$0.42
TRY16.40
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.52
|
$1.02
TRY39.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.52
|
$4.97
TRY192.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.01
|
$3.15
TRY122.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.37
|
$1.40
TRY54.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.17
|
$2.40
TRY92.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.13
|
$0.37
TRY14.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$0.87
TRY33.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$0.42
TRY16.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.31
|
$0.51
TRY19.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.80
|
$0.25
TRY9.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.21
TRY8.24
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.45
|
$4.40
TRY170.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€44.79
|
$19.27
TRY746.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€27,787.78
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,737,440.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.70
|
$6.29
TRY243.94
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€26.73
|
$11.31
TRY438.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€666.79
|
$442.81
TRY17,165.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€537.21
|
$336.49
TRY13,044.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€124.52
|
$44.46
TRY1,723.62
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€613.54
|
$408.60
TRY15,839.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,145.03
|
$6,892.93
TRY267,207.06
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.51
|
$2.54
TRY98.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.68
|
$2.62
TRY101.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.52
|
$1.91
TRY74.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€31.92
|
$36.34
TRY1,408.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.75
|
$5.10
TRY197.73
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
France
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€79.66
|
$42.74
TRY1,656.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€33.56
|
$40.74
TRY1,579.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€81.35
|
$88.38
TRY3,426.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€112.79
|
$74.39
TRY2,883.72
|
|
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