Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 4.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Iran, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 55.0% less for clothing
Iran
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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