Cost of living comparison
Canada is 3.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Canada instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺96.45
|
$15.95
CA$21.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
$8.82
CA$12.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺19.85
|
$1.77
CA$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺6.98
|
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺83.70
|
$5.39
CA$7.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺98.37
|
$7.61
CA$10.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺50.91
|
$4.81
CA$6.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.68
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.71
|
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.82
|
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.52
|
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.02
|
$1.13
CA$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.20
|
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺138.82
|
$4.96
CA$6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺488.82
|
$63.09
CA$85.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,751.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺138.43
|
$16.98
CA$23.13
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
$64.04
CA$87.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,453.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
$952.71
CA$1,298.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
$112.22
CA$152.91
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
$746.92
CA$1,017.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,116.58
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺60.95
|
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺49.52
|
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
$11.96
CA$16.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺641.67
|
$43.49
CA$59.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.00
|
$10.20
CA$13.89
|
|
pay 65.7% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
$49.87
CA$67.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
$36.92
CA$50.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
$78.02
CA$106.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
$97.82
CA$133.29
|
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