Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 5.7% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Peru, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.55
|
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.96
|
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.11
|
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Peru
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.20
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN12.05
|
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.94
|
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.53
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.74
|
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.48
|
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.49
|
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.73
|
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.65
|
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.69
|
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Peru
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.59
|
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN68.20
|
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN77,088.03
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN59.11
|
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
Peru
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN112.70
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,295.46
|
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN944.88
|
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN165.90
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
|
pay 24.3% more for childcare
Peru
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN743.52
|
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,434.22
|
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.90
|
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.47
|
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.60
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN123.17
|
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.60
|
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN172.98
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN89.84
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN268.94
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN272.93
|
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
|
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