Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 17.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Russia, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
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