Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 62.4% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Norway, you would:
pay 80.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr195.67
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.60
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.24
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.12
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 68.8% less for groceries
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.10
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.30
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.13
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.98
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.23
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.09
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.92
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.93
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.26
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.13
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.18
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.35
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr768.57
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,145.78
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.00
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr555.09
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,517.36
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,311.56
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,732.89
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 38.4% less for childcare
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,481.16
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,065.31
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.29
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.22
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.65
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr451.75
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr142.82
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr863.75
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr470.52
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,095.08
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,400.10
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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