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
€12.04
|
$3.01
₺81.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$3.65
₺99.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.62
₺16.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.22
₺5.92
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.39
₺10.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.32
|
$2.61
₺71.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.07
₺83.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.40
₺38.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.59
₺43.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.30
₺8.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.52
₺14.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.31
₺8.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.42
₺11.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.22
₺5.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.19
₺5.27
|
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pay 45.1% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$4.34
₺117.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.90
|
$15.27
₺414.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,366.25
|
$34,350.89
₺933,406.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$4.33
₺117.52
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.57
|
$8.38
₺227.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.45
|
$218.27
₺5,931.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€541.95
|
$144.02
₺3,913.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.59
|
$49.50
₺1,345.03
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.50
|
$165.99
₺4,510.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,150.54
|
$3,471.33
₺94,325.38
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.90
₺51.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.55
₺42.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.64
₺44.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$20.05
₺544.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$2.50
₺67.91
|
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pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.76
|
$29.99
₺814.85
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$25.86
₺702.64
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.89
|
$62.92
₺1,709.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.42
|
$42.57
₺1,156.63
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