Cost of living comparison
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Turkey vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary
Turkey is 58.3% cheaper than Norway overall.
Turkey vs. Norway Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Turkey instead of Norway, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.46
NOK211.73
|
$7.80
TRY386.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.20
NOK143.30
|
$8.25
TRY408.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.98
NOK37.57
|
$1.28
TRY63.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.16
NOK29.84
|
$0.44
TRY22.00
|
|
Norway vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.7% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
NOK35.18
|
$0.96
TRY47.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.51
NOK61.37
|
$4.58
TRY226.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.11
NOK85.89
|
$3.74
TRY185.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NOK47.73
|
$2.15
TRY106.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.95
NOK65.50
|
$1.91
TRY94.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK15.25
|
$0.80
TRY39.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
NOK11.51
|
$0.86
TRY42.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
NOK15.58
|
$0.46
TRY22.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NOK21.81
|
$0.55
TRY27.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NOK11.27
|
$0.23
TRY11.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
NOK12.62
|
$0.19
TRY9.29
|
|
Norway vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries
pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
NOK82.31
|
$5.08
TRY251.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.63
NOK741.28
|
$32.35
TRY1,602.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,459.95
NOK429K
|
$43,081.17
TRY2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.74
NOK242.62
|
$8.30
TRY410.92
|
|
Norway vs. Turkey - Cost of transportation
pay 67.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.87
NOK621.01
|
$13.65
TRY675.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.72
NOK12,055.43
|
$475.20
TRY23,529.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,052.00
NOK9,917.95
|
$347.61
TRY17,211.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.33
NOK2,086.60
|
$51.15
TRY2,532.59
|
|
Norway vs. Turkey - Cost of housing
pay 81.6% more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$256.93
NOK2,422.26
|
$606.51
TRY30,030.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,715.88
NOK91,598.41
|
$13,566.63
TRY672K
|
|
Norway vs. Turkey - Cost of childcare
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.32
NOK106.75
|
$3.02
TRY149.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
NOK52.32
|
$3.43
TRY169.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.96
NOK159.92
|
$2.16
TRY106.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.57
NOK505.04
|
$53.35
TRY2,641.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.67
NOK166.62
|
$5.91
TRY292.72
|
|
Norway vs. Turkey - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 41.8% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.56
NOK966.91
|
$45.05
TRY2,230.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.21
NOK529.89
|
$38.92
TRY1,927.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
NOK1,186.93
|
$90.74
TRY4,492.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.02
NOK1,499.22
|
$83.15
TRY4,117.06
|
|
Norway vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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