Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.9 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs741
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs90
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs594
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs474
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs224
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs204
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs69
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs707
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,528
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,840,652
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs500
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,872
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,073
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,045
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,069
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,381
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,593
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs469
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs254
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs236
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,110
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs703
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,920
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,782
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,365
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,232
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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