Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 20.2% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
Philippines
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱186.63
|
$3.01
₺96.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱170.44
|
$3.65
₺117.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱39.75
|
$0.62
₺19.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.01
|
$0.22
₺7.00
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱68.21
|
$0.39
₺12.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱181.05
|
$2.61
₺83.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱375.92
|
$3.07
₺98.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱101.24
|
$1.40
₺44.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱106.35
|
$1.59
₺51.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱64.81
|
$0.30
₺9.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱37.66
|
$0.52
₺16.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.05
|
$0.31
₺9.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.21
|
$0.42
₺13.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱44.86
|
$0.22
₺7.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱56.93
|
$0.19
₺6.22
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱273.48
|
$4.34
₺139.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱672.70
|
$15.27
₺490.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,399,954.04
|
$34,350.89
₺1,102,457.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱214.58
|
$4.33
₺138.81
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
Philippines
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,136.91
|
$8.38
₺268.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,035.72
|
$218.27
₺7,005.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,587.73
|
$144.02
₺4,622.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,166.05
|
$49.50
₺1,588.64
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,495.52
|
$165.99
₺5,327.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱333,953.09
|
$3,471.33
₺111,408.83
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱72.31
|
$1.90
₺61.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱131.02
|
$1.55
₺49.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱136.22
|
$1.64
₺52.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,103.70
|
$20.05
₺643.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱282.24
|
$2.50
₺80.21
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,101.48
|
$29.99
₺962.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,276.12
|
$25.86
₺829.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,751.15
|
$62.92
₺2,019.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,356.24
|
$42.57
₺1,366.11
|
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