Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 16.4% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 32.5% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Turkey
Childcare: pay 51.2% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Turkey
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 25.0% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$7.80 TRY386.28	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$8.25 TRY408.38	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.28 TRY63.31	+65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.44 TRY22.00	+77.4%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 32.5% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$0.96 TRY47.63	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$4.58 TRY226.89	+20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$3.74 TRY185.39	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$2.15 TRY106.63	-19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$1.91 TRY94.53	-44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$0.80 TRY39.56	-18.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.86 TRY42.40	+9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.46 TRY22.93	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$0.55 TRY27.10	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.23 TRY11.59	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.19 TRY9.29	-69.0%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$5.08 TRY251.45	+115.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	-10.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$43,081.17 TRY2M	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$8.30 TRY410.92	-59.6%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$13.65 TRY675.87	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	-25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-30.6%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 51.2% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+58.4%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$3.02 TRY149.34	+57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$3.43 TRY169.90	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$2.16 TRY106.77	-68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	-45.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$5.91 TRY292.72	-61.2%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+11.1%
Average			-5.4%

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