Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 48.7% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.1% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 51.4% less in Turkey
- Transportation
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pay 38.9% less in Turkey
- Housing
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pay 71.0% less in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 49.4% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.0% less in Turkey
- Clothing
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pay 21.1% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.86
|
$6.91
TRY250.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.65
|
$6.91
TRY250.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.81
|
$1.17
TRY42.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.22
|
$0.42
TRY15.32
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.71
|
$1.02
TRY36.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$4.97
TRY180.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.20
|
$3.15
TRY114.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
$1.40
TRY50.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.56
|
$2.40
TRY86.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.37
TRY13.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.87
TRY31.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.42
TRY15.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$0.51
TRY18.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.25
TRY8.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.21
TRY7.70
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.43
|
$4.40
TRY159.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.39
|
$19.27
TRY697.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,442.35
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,623,356.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.68
|
$6.29
TRY227.93
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.10
|
$11.31
TRY409.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,228.77
|
$442.81
TRY16,038.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,002.59
|
$336.49
TRY12,187.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.96
|
$44.46
TRY1,610.44
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,551.70
|
$408.60
TRY14,799.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,626.96
|
$6,892.93
TRY249,661.80
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.29
|
$2.54
TRY92.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.43
|
$2.62
TRY94.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.98
|
$1.91
TRY69.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.16
|
$36.34
TRY1,316.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.29
|
$5.10
TRY184.75
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.39
|
$42.74
TRY1,548.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.46
|
$40.74
TRY1,475.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.26
|
$88.38
TRY3,201.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.98
|
$74.39
TRY2,694.37
|
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