Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 58.6% more expensive than India.
If you lived in Turkey instead of India, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
India
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.39
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.32
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.46
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
India
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹208.88
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.44
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.27
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.24
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.52
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.91
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.19
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.58
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.75
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
India
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹398.64
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹698.24
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹224.85
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 57.5% more for housing
India
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
India
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
India
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.02
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹116.83
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹244.87
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
India
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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