Turkey vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 0.5% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.7% less in Turkey
Groceries
pay 18.3% less in Turkey
Transportation
pay 0.1% more in Turkey
Housing
pay 12.1% less in Turkey
Childcare
pay 49.8% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.1% more in Turkey
Clothing
pay 14.1% less in Turkey

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

Turkey vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 25.7% less for restaurants

 
Serbia
Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.13
RSD806
$6.91
TRY246.69
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
RSD864
$6.91
TRY246.73
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
RSD181
$1.17
TRY41.92

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pay 18.3% less for groceries

 
Serbia
Turkey
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
RSD79
$1.02
TRY36.24
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
RSD449
$4.97
TRY177.45
Milk (1 gallon) $4.84
RSD547
$3.15
TRY112.51

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

 
Serbia
Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.22
RSD704
$4.40
TRY157.06
Monthly public transit pass $23.52
RSD2,658
$19.27
TRY687.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,112.26
RSD3,177,556
$44,819.35
TRY1,600,037.48

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pay 12.1% less for housing

 
Serbia
Turkey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.16
RSD2,618
$11.31
TRY403.64
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.21
RSD39,924
$442.81
TRY15,808.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $242.83
RSD27,448
$336.49
TRY12,012.68

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pay 49.8% more for childcare

 
Serbia
Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.41
RSD26,947
$408.60
TRY14,586.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,379.39
RSD608,038
$6,892.93
TRY246,075.42

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pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Serbia
Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.03
RSD229
$2.54
TRY90.77
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
RSD190
$2.62
TRY93.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.80
RSD430
$1.91
TRY68.22

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

 
Serbia
Turkey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.17
RSD8,270
$42.74
TRY1,525.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.45
RSD4,007
$40.74
TRY1,454.58
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.31
RSD10,434
$88.38
TRY3,155.13

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