Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.8 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY198.83
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY116.49
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY147.91
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY616.43
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,772.68
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY213.83
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,087.07
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,782.45
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.72
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,103.39
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY192,634.24
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY74.51
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,075.73
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.31
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.30
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.41
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,405.49
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
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