Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 60.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Germany, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.01
|
$3.01
₺97.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.83
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.62
₺20.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.22
₺7.09
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.31
|
$2.61
₺85.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$3.07
₺99.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$1.59
₺51.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.52
₺16.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.31
₺9.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.42
₺13.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 45.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.77
|
$4.34
₺140.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.69
|
$15.27
₺496.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,288.75
|
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.48
|
$4.33
₺140.60
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.46
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€710.27
|
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€540.29
|
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.01
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.57
|
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,116.47
|
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$1.90
₺61.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.06
|
$1.55
₺50.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.51
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.51
|
$20.05
₺651.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.29
|
$2.50
₺81.25
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.53
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.02
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.64
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.09
|
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
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