Cost of living comparison

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Turkey vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 1.3% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.5% less in Turkey
Groceries
pay 18.9% less in Turkey
Transportation
pay 45.9% more in Turkey
Housing
pay 6.6% less in Turkey
Childcare
pay 43.2% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.3% more in Turkey
Clothing
pay 32.8% less in Turkey

The cost of transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Turkey are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Turkey.

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Turkey vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Russia, you would:

pay 7.5% less for restaurants

 
Russia
Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.83
RUB922.10
$7.80
TRY383.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.39
RUB544.32
$8.25
TRY405.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
RUB98.55
$1.28
TRY62.94
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pay 18.9% less for groceries

 
Russia
Turkey
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.77
RUB65.31
$0.96
TRY47.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
RUB469.07
$4.58
TRY225.55
Milk (1 gallon) $4.39
RUB373.62
$3.74
TRY184.29
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pay 45.9% more for transportation

 
Russia
Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.08
RUB262.56
$5.08
TRY249.97
Monthly public transit pass $24.17
RUB2,058.68
$32.35
TRY1,592.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,081.81
RUB3M
$43,081.17
TRY2M
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pay 6.6% less for housing

 
Russia
Turkey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $8.47
RUB721.45
$13.65
TRY671.88
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $496.53
RUB42,284.26
$475.20
TRY23,390.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $335.29
RUB28,553.24
$347.61
TRY17,109.72
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pay 43.2% more for childcare

 
Russia
Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $402.75
RUB34,297.77
$606.51
TRY29,853.38
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,958.40
RUB848K
$13,566.63
TRY668K
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pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Russia
Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
RUB175.30
$3.02
TRY148.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.73
RUB232.62
$3.43
TRY168.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.85
RUB242.83
$2.16
TRY106.14
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pay 32.8% less for clothing

 
Russia
Turkey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.60
RUB7,119.20
$45.05
TRY2,217.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.20
RUB4,700.70
$38.92
TRY1,915.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $125.97
RUB10,727.38
$90.74
TRY4,466.32
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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