Cost of living comparison
Greece is 62.7% more expensive than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.1% more in Greece
- Groceries
-
pay 84.7% more in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 65.8% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 3.5% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.4% more in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 27.1% more in Greece
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Greece are more expensive than in Turkey. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY247.97
|
$13.17
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY248.00
|
$9.11
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY42.13
|
$2.07
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY15.18
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY36.43
|
$1.33
€1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY178.37
|
$6.30
€6.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY113.09
|
$5.99
€5.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY50.18
|
$4.02
€3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY86.04
|
$4.23
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.27
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY31.32
|
$0.85
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.93
|
$0.58
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY18.29
|
$0.87
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.89
|
$0.51
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.63
|
$0.57
€0.55
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY157.87
|
$7.55
€7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY691.42
|
$40.19
€38.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,608,288.68
|
$28,316.80
€27,417.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY225.81
|
$13.82
€13.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY405.72
|
$32.82
€31.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,889.83
|
$524.36
€507.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY12,074.63
|
$392.21
€379.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,595.49
|
$175.68
€170.10
|
|
pay 3.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,661.98
|
$413.12
€400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY247,344.40
|
$6,332.60
€6,131.49
|
|
pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY91.23
|
$4.40
€4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY94.07
|
$3.49
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY68.57
|
$4.94
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,303.95
|
$48.72
€47.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY183.04
|
$8.82
€8.54
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,533.72
|
$83.64
€80.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,462.08
|
$37.83
€36.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,171.40
|
$83.15
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,669.36
|
$93.42
€90.45
|
|
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