Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 27.2% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.8% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 34.1% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 20.4% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 57.0% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 20.9% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.3% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 8.8% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.79
|
$6.91
TRY250.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.02
|
$6.91
TRY250.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$1.17
TRY42.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.14
|
$0.42
TRY15.32
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.28
|
$1.02
TRY36.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.83
|
$4.97
TRY180.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.61
|
$3.15
TRY114.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.75
|
$1.40
TRY50.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.09
|
$2.40
TRY86.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.37
TRY13.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.87
TRY31.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.42
TRY15.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.51
TRY18.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.25
TRY8.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.21
TRY7.70
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.47
|
$4.40
TRY159.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.19
|
$19.27
TRY697.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,593.18
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,623,356.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.30
|
$6.29
TRY227.93
|
|
pay 57.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.44
|
$11.31
TRY409.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€858.46
|
$442.81
TRY16,038.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€698.40
|
$336.49
TRY12,187.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€86.78
|
$44.46
TRY1,610.44
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€434.13
|
$408.60
TRY14,799.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,580.81
|
$6,892.93
TRY249,661.80
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.13
|
$2.54
TRY92.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.76
|
$2.62
TRY94.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.40
|
$1.91
TRY69.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.07
|
$36.34
TRY1,316.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.48
|
$5.10
TRY184.75
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.27
|
$42.74
TRY1,548.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.17
|
$40.74
TRY1,475.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.48
|
$88.38
TRY3,201.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.46
|
$74.39
TRY2,694.37
|
|
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