Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 51.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$6.24
TRY213.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$6.07
TRY208.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.14
TRY38.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.56
TRY121.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$2.89
TRY99.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.43
TRY48.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$2.52
TRY86.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$4.52
TRY154.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$18.83
TRY645.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,787.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$6.53
TRY223.81
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$10.43
TRY357.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$399.75
TRY13,698.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$359.90
TRY12,332.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.05
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$278.07
TRY9,528.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,627.44
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$2.38
TRY81.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.28
TRY77.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$1.80
TRY61.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$32.86
TRY1,125.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$4.42
TRY151.43
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$80.01
TRY2,741.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$73.48
TRY2,517.79
|
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