Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 34.1% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Turkey
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 58.8% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Turkey
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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