Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.0 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Italy instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY213.78
|
$15.81
€14.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.16
|
$10.17
€9.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.92
|
$2.51
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.50
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
$2.05
€1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY121.95
|
$6.81
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.04
|
$5.59
€5.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.98
|
$3.41
€3.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.54
|
$5.01
€4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.76
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.18
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.02
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY154.85
|
$7.33
€6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY645.36
|
$38.24
€34.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,413,129.53
|
$26,985.59
€24,659.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY223.87
|
$19.55
€17.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY357.56
|
$29.86
€27.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,701.36
|
$660.64
€603.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,335.51
|
$504.89
€461.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.41
|
$158.99
€145.29
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,530.69
|
$519.28
€474.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,676.28
|
$9,615.09
€8,786.43
|
|
pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.45
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.00
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.68
|
$6.16
€5.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,126.22
|
$52.41
€47.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.46
|
$9.51
€8.69
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.94
|
$76.74
€70.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.48
|
$34.05
€31.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,742.36
|
$84.06
€76.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,518.40
|
$115.51
€105.55
|
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