Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Turkey
  3. India
  4. Comparison
TRY
COMPARED TO
INR

India is 15.3% cheaper than Turkey.

If you lived in India instead of Turkey, you would:
local_dining

pay 7.2% less for restaurants

  Turkey help_outline India help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.15
₺11.23
$2.01
₹129.79
-36.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.04
₺10.83
$3.81
₹245.43
+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
₺1.96
$0.44
₹28.46
-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.20
₺0.70
$0.20
₹12.86
+1.8%
Average -7.2%
Turkey vs. India - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 6.2% more for groceries

  Turkey help_outline India help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.31
₺1.10
$0.43
₹27.66
+39.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.57
₺9.15
$2.70
₹173.83
+5.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.63
₺9.39
$2.50
₹161.13
-5.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.37
₺4.88
$0.90
₹58.10
-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.08
₺3.85
$1.39
₹89.48
+28.5%
Apples (1 lb) $0.33
₺1.16
$0.81
₹52.52
+150.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.79
₺2.81
$0.31
₹19.91
-60.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.43
₺1.54
$0.44
₹28.49
+2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.28
₺1.00
$0.21
₹13.73
-24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.19
₺0.67
$0.17
₹10.71
-11.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.25
₺0.89
$0.19
₹12.51
-21.9%
Average +6.2%
Turkey vs. India - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 34.7% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.22
₺11.50
$3.95
₹254.56
+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass $20.93
₺74.63
$8.00
₹515.94
-61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,871.04
₺85,109.80
$12,461.77
₹803,410.57
-47.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $5.20
₺18.55
$2.51
₹162.09
-51.7%
Average -34.7%
Turkey vs. India - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 24.1% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.41
₺47.80
$10.99
₹708.81
-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $149.53
₺533.13
$127.84
₹8,241.91
-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $107.80
₺384.34
$82.28
₹5,304.90
-23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $47.99
₺171.10
$28.82
₹1,857.73
-40.0%
Average -24.1%
Turkey vs. India - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 65.8% less for childcare

  Turkey help_outline India help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $177.30
₺632.16
$46.44
₹2,993.70
-73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,388.31
₺12,080.67
$1,432.91
₹92,379.62
-57.7%
Average -65.8%
Turkey vs. India - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
₺7.34
$1.80
₹116.02
-12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.48
₺5.28
$1.46
₹94.42
-1.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.35
₺8.39
$3.80
₹245.15
+61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $20.08
₺71.61
$18.64
₹1,201.64
-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $2.65
₺9.46
$2.99
₹192.70
+12.6%
Average +10.7%
Turkey vs. India - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 7.9% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $28.86
₺102.90
$31.34
₹2,020.76
+8.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.84
₺74.29
$30.78
₹1,984.63
+47.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $50.61
₺180.44
$45.42
₹2,928.34
-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $40.01
₺142.64
$34.27
₹2,209.68
-14.3%
Average +7.9%
Turkey vs. India - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2020
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