Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 51.8% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Turkey instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,242
|
$3.01
₺96.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩6,964
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,891
|
$0.62
₺19.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩907
|
$0.22
₺6.98
|
|
pay 73.3% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,688
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩10,917
|
$2.61
₺83.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,682
|
$3.07
₺98.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,673
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,820
|
$1.59
₺50.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,894
|
$0.30
₺9.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,030
|
$0.52
₺16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,579
|
$0.31
₺9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,083
|
$0.42
₺13.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,878
|
$0.22
₺7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,457
|
$0.19
₺6.20
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,622
|
$4.34
₺138.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩58,798
|
$15.27
₺488.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,536,984
|
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,553
|
$4.33
₺138.43
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
South Korea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,356
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩527,651
|
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩406,647
|
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩149,488
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩461,138
|
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,530,593
|
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,924
|
$1.90
₺60.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,423
|
$1.55
₺49.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,639
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,198
|
$20.05
₺641.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,001
|
$2.50
₺80.00
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,135
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩59,968
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩101,460
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩122,404
|
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
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