Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 24.5% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Poland, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
|
pay 40.9% less for housing
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
|
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