Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 26.0% more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 18.7% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.34
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.85
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.24
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
Thimphu
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.16
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN158.96
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.30
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.44
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.06
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.86
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.72
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.63
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.00
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.54
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.85
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
Thimphu
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.28
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.53
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,271,683.66
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN813.88
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
Thimphu
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,695.58
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,603.16
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,127.08
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,152.39
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,856.48
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,127.55
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.56
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.73
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.67
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,937.35
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.20
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,475.54
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,576.89
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,391.16
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,238.95
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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