Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 70.5% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.21
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 72.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.77
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.88
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.40
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.86
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.02
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.03
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,552.60
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.28
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
Singapore
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.44
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,905.54
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,302.37
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.64
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,717.58
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,254.29
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 77.3% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.24
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.36
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$153.87
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.84
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.83
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.65
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.80
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.28
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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