Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 15.4% cheaper than Poland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.2% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 23.0% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 7.4% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 38.3% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 21.6% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.0% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Poland, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.10
|
$6.91
TRY246.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.47
|
$6.91
TRY246.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.08
|
$1.17
TRY41.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.83
|
$0.42
TRY15.10
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.82
|
$1.02
TRY36.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.51
|
$4.97
TRY177.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.57
|
$3.15
TRY112.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.90
|
$1.40
TRY49.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.96
|
$2.40
TRY85.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
$0.37
TRY13.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.91
|
$0.87
TRY31.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
$0.42
TRY14.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.42
|
$0.51
TRY18.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.25
TRY8.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.99
|
$0.21
TRY7.59
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.68
|
$4.40
TRY157.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.20
|
$19.27
TRY687.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN122,444.00
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,600,037.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.47
|
$6.29
TRY224.65
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.57
|
$11.31
TRY403.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,447.82
|
$442.81
TRY15,808.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,944.81
|
$336.49
TRY12,012.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN748.26
|
$44.46
TRY1,587.31
|
|
pay 21.6% more for childcare
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,293.28
|
$408.60
TRY14,586.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,443.66
|
$6,892.93
TRY246,075.42
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.69
|
$2.54
TRY90.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.38
|
$2.62
TRY93.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.49
|
$1.91
TRY68.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.25
|
$36.34
TRY1,297.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.30
|
$5.10
TRY182.10
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Poland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN307.54
|
$42.74
TRY1,525.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN143.36
|
$40.74
TRY1,454.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN318.37
|
$88.38
TRY3,155.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN354.68
|
$74.39
TRY2,655.67
|
|
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