Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 58.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,519
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr300
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 68.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr484
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr845
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr752
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr799
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr1,002
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr139
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr166
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,135
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,932
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,385
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,632
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,204
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr587
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,037
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,734
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,747
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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