Cost of living comparison
France is 2.4 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in France instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY211.89
|
$15.92
€14.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY206.33
|
$10.79
€9.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.58
|
$2.77
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.51
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY120.88
|
$9.16
€8.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY98.17
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.55
|
$3.91
€3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY85.78
|
$6.37
€5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.63
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.93
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.03
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.91
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.95
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.78
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
pay 99.5% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY153.49
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY639.67
|
$51.68
€46.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,400,678.32
|
$31,564.23
€28,443.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY221.89
|
$18.46
€16.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY354.40
|
$30.98
€27.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,580.64
|
$779.01
€701.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,226.82
|
$611.60
€551.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,474.30
|
$139.72
€125.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,446.72
|
$707.64
€637.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY199,899.29
|
$9,850.44
€8,876.53
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY80.73
|
$6.18
€5.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY77.32
|
$3.05
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.14
|
$11.75
€10.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,116.30
|
$34.96
€31.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY150.13
|
$11.84
€10.67
|
|
pay 48.3% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,539.25
|
$92.28
€83.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,264.25
|
$37.39
€33.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,718.20
|
$93.47
€84.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,496.21
|
$126.59
€114.08
|
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