Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 66.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 78.6% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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