Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 62.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
kr2,051
|
$2.69
₺46.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
$3.25
₺56.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
kr301
|
$0.54
₺9.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
kr274
|
$0.21
₺3.57
|
|
pay 72.7% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
kr430
|
$0.38
₺6.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
kr801
|
$2.07
₺35.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.16
kr706
|
$2.47
₺42.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.51
kr754
|
$1.22
₺20.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.10
kr971
|
$1.48
₺25.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr163
|
$0.29
₺4.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
kr148
|
$0.51
₺8.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
kr155
|
$0.28
₺4.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
kr233
|
$0.46
₺7.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
kr139
|
$0.19
₺3.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
kr91
|
$0.14
₺2.37
|
|
pay 43.7% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr986
|
$4.77
₺82.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.09
kr11,636
|
$17.22
₺297.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
$33,690.06
₺581,666.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.37
kr2,922
|
$3.85
₺66.41
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
$8.18
₺141.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
$157.58
₺2,720.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
$105.85
₺1,827.54
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
$47.63
₺822.26
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$277.52
kr37,951
|
$154.40
₺2,665.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
$3,050.83
₺52,673.31
|
|
pay 76.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.85
kr1,074
|
$1.81
₺31.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.10
kr561
|
$1.34
₺23.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
$1.56
₺26.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.31
kr8,658
|
$16.90
₺291.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.69
kr1,599
|
$2.39
₺41.25
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
$28.40
₺490.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
$25.58
₺441.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
$58.51
₺1,010.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$191.54
kr26,193
|
$39.74
₺686.14
|
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