Cost of living comparison
Poland is 82.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Poland instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺60.19
|
$6.88
zł29.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺72.84
|
$5.95
zł25.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺12.39
|
$1.30
zł5.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺4.35
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺7.84
|
$0.94
zł3.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺52.23
|
$3.34
zł14.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺61.39
|
$2.82
zł11.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺28.00
|
$2.49
zł10.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺31.77
|
$2.20
zł9.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺6.04
|
$0.38
zł1.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺10.43
|
$0.55
zł2.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺6.13
|
$0.63
zł2.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺8.44
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺4.38
|
$0.29
zł1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺3.87
|
$0.37
zł1.57
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺86.62
|
$5.68
zł24.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺305.03
|
$23.91
zł100.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺686,086.79
|
$19,787.24
zł83,570.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺86.38
|
$6.31
zł26.67
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺167.33
|
$12.94
zł54.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺4,359.50
|
$480.05
zł2,027.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺2,876.56
|
$406.85
zł1,718.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺988.65
|
$148.56
zł627.43
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺3,315.35
|
$228.50
zł965.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺69,332.51
|
$4,467.72
zł18,869.18
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺38.03
|
$2.34
zł9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺30.90
|
$2.45
zł10.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺32.66
|
$4.13
zł17.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺400.41
|
$27.45
zł115.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺49.92
|
$5.63
zł23.77
|
|
pay 53.8% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺598.94
|
$64.65
zł273.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺516.47
|
$30.33
zł128.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺1,256.75
|
$66.37
zł280.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺850.16
|
$75.24
zł317.75
|
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