Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 52.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺96.45
|
$6.95
$5,943.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
$4.91
$4,200.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺19.85
|
$1.18
$1,005.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺6.98
|
$0.81
$695.45
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
$1.16
$990.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺83.70
|
$3.30
$2,820.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺98.37
|
$3.02
$2,579.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
$1.48
$1,264.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺50.91
|
$1.86
$1,591.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.68
|
$0.70
$601.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.71
|
$0.61
$519.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.82
|
$0.48
$407.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.52
|
$0.61
$524.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.02
|
$0.31
$268.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.20
|
$0.37
$317.72
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺138.82
|
$3.41
$2,913.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺488.82
|
$19.26
$16,463.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
$24,101.65
$20,600,885.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺138.43
|
$8.86
$7,569.08
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
$21.98
$18,784.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
$237.02
$202,592.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
$180.77
$154,513.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
$38.32
$32,750.69
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
$116.37
$99,465.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
$4,756.21
$4,065,368.35
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺60.95
|
$1.80
$1,538.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺49.52
|
$1.63
$1,396.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
$1.91
$1,633.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺641.67
|
$22.57
$19,292.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.00
|
$4.09
$3,495.18
|
|
pay 94.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
$59.01
$50,441.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
$50.10
$42,823.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
$112.10
$95,814.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
$88.63
$75,753.00
|
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