Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 20.1% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Russia, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$3.01
₺96.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$0.62
₺19.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$0.22
₺6.98
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$2.61
₺83.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$3.07
₺98.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$1.59
₺50.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$0.30
₺9.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$0.52
₺16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$0.31
₺9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$0.42
₺13.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.22
₺7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$0.19
₺6.20
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$4.34
₺138.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
$15.27
₺488.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$4.33
₺138.43
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
|
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$1.90
₺60.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$1.55
₺49.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$20.05
₺641.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$2.50
₺80.00
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Russia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
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