Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 22.4% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.5% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Transportation: pay 1.3% less in Japan
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 24.3% less in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Japan

The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Japan are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Japan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 17.5% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.80 TRY386.28	$6.75 ¥1,066	-13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.25 TRY408.38	$5.10 ¥805	-38.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 TRY63.31	$1.13 ¥179	-11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY22.00	$0.76 ¥120	+70.5%
Average			-17.5%

Turkey vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Turkey	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 TRY47.63	$1.53 ¥241	+58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 TRY226.89	$5.55 ¥877	+21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 TRY185.39	$5.56 ¥879	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 TRY106.63	$2.01 ¥318	-6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 TRY94.53	$2.85 ¥450	+49.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 TRY39.56	$2.16 ¥342	+170.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.40	$1.08 ¥171	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY22.93	$1.54 ¥243	+232.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 TRY27.10	$1.92 ¥303	+250.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.59	$1.10 ¥174	+370.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.29	$1.08 ¥170	+473.1%
Average			+113.8%

Turkey vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.3% less for transportation

	Turkey	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 TRY251.45	$4.11 ¥649	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	$63.20 ¥9,986	+95.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,081.17 TRY2M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.30 TRY410.92	$24.65 ¥3,895	+197.0%
Average			-1.3%

Turkey vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Turkey	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.65 TRY675.87	$33.54 ¥5,300	+145.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	$546.58 ¥86,367	+15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	$360.78 ¥57,008	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	$113.26 ¥17,897	+121.4%
Average			+26.5%

Turkey vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

	Turkey	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	$417.01 ¥65,893	-31.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,566.63 TRY672K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	-16.7%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 TRY149.34	$2.57 ¥406	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 TRY169.90	$3.06 ¥483	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.16 TRY106.77	$3.83 ¥605	+77.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	$53.31 ¥8,424	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 TRY292.72	$11.73 ¥1,853	+98.4%
Average			+18.9%

Turkey vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Turkey	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	$46.32 ¥7,320	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	$31.33 ¥4,950	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	$59.45 ¥9,394	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	$81.04 ¥12,805	-2.5%
Average			-14.7%

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