Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 49.9% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES397.25
|
$6.24
TRY211.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES744.67
|
$6.07
TRY206.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.90
|
$1.14
TRY38.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.38
|
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
$0.69
TRY23.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES552.30
|
$3.56
TRY120.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.17
|
$2.89
TRY98.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.19
|
$1.43
TRY48.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.93
|
$2.52
TRY85.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.35
|
$0.43
TRY14.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.56
|
$0.59
TRY19.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.76
|
$0.47
TRY16.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.02
|
$0.35
TRY11.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.64
|
$0.26
TRY8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.17
TRY5.78
|
|
pay 13.1% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES727.43
|
$4.52
TRY153.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,333.54
|
$18.83
TRY639.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,190,963.88
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,400,678.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,147.50
|
$6.53
TRY221.89
|
|
pay 94.7% more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,060.21
|
$10.43
TRY354.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,822.34
|
$399.75
TRY13,580.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,561.05
|
$359.90
TRY12,226.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,584.21
|
$43.40
TRY1,474.30
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,567.67
|
$278.07
TRY9,446.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES798,397.30
|
$5,884.06
TRY199,899.29
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.78
|
$2.38
TRY80.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES274.00
|
$2.28
TRY77.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.54
|
$1.80
TRY61.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,899.23
|
$32.86
TRY1,116.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES745.03
|
$4.42
TRY150.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,722.48
|
$45.31
TRY1,539.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,651.75
|
$37.21
TRY1,264.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,877.88
|
$80.01
TRY2,718.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,070.39
|
$73.48
TRY2,496.21
|
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