Cost of living comparison
Russia is 40.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Russia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 77.5% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺60.19
|
$7.74
₽620.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺72.84
|
$4.69
₽375.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺12.39
|
$0.85
₽67.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺4.35
|
$0.41
₽32.83
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺7.84
|
$0.54
₽42.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺52.23
|
$4.40
₽352.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺61.39
|
$3.48
₽278.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺28.00
|
$1.27
₽102.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺31.77
|
$1.79
₽143.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺6.04
|
$0.62
₽49.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺10.43
|
$0.56
₽44.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺6.13
|
$0.66
₽53.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺8.44
|
$1.03
₽82.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺4.38
|
$0.30
₽23.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺3.87
|
$0.25
₽20.27
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺86.62
|
$2.37
₽190.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺305.03
|
$19.36
₽1,550.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺686,086.79
|
$31,226.85
₽2,501,614.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺86.38
|
$3.41
₽272.98
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺167.33
|
$6.56
₽525.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺4,359.50
|
$310.33
₽24,860.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺2,876.56
|
$214.38
₽17,173.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺988.65
|
$69.84
₽5,595.35
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺3,315.35
|
$220.41
₽17,657.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺69,332.51
|
$4,693.93
₽376,035.17
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺38.03
|
$1.55
₽124.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺30.90
|
$1.73
₽138.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺32.66
|
$2.23
₽178.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺400.41
|
$31.55
₽2,527.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺49.92
|
$4.06
₽325.37
|
|
pay 72.1% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺598.94
|
$62.85
₽5,035.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺516.47
|
$39.44
₽3,159.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺1,256.75
|
$79.13
₽6,339.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺850.16
|
$85.30
₽6,833.65
|
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