Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 8.9% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK129.93
|
$6.91
TRY239.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.07
|
$6.91
TRY239.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.26
|
$1.17
TRY40.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.02
|
$0.42
TRY14.67
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.11
|
$1.02
TRY35.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.52
|
$4.97
TRY172.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.25
|
$3.15
TRY109.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK40.77
|
$1.40
TRY48.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK50.99
|
$2.40
TRY83.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK12.99
|
$0.37
TRY12.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.52
|
$0.87
TRY30.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.37
|
$0.42
TRY14.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.86
|
$0.51
TRY17.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.34
|
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.65
|
$0.21
TRY7.38
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.34
|
$4.40
TRY152.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK742.50
|
$19.27
TRY668.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK292,740.16
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,554,465.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK234.03
|
$6.29
TRY218.25
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Sweden
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK330.21
|
$11.31
TRY392.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK8,958.88
|
$442.81
TRY15,358.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK6,995.28
|
$336.49
TRY11,670.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK843.55
|
$44.46
TRY1,542.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,333.10
|
$408.60
TRY14,171.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,187.50
|
$6,892.93
TRY239,066.68
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.41
|
$2.54
TRY88.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.26
|
$2.62
TRY90.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK69.87
|
$1.91
TRY66.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK421.92
|
$36.34
TRY1,260.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK155.22
|
$5.10
TRY176.91
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK862.35
|
$42.74
TRY1,482.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK387.70
|
$40.74
TRY1,413.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK920.42
|
$88.38
TRY3,065.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,364.33
|
$74.39
TRY2,580.03
|
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