Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 34.7% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,718.80
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,114.00
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft435.01
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.06
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft417.53
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,870.49
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,282.09
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft839.85
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft798.48
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft235.48
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.94
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.27
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft512.18
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.81
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.31
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,020.81
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,894.30
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,092,819.80
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,823.37
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Hungary
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,037.73
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,691.14
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,520.69
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,820.68
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 24.1% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,580.91
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,687,356.02
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft582.82
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft630.36
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,078.10
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,611.02
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,113.47
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,366.09
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,772.00
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,760.07
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,245.82
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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