Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.7 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$6.13
₩8,425
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$5.18
₩7,118
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$1.41
₩1,933
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.67
₩928
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$2.74
₩3,770
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$8.12
₩11,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$7.20
₩9,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$2.73
₩3,755
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$3.58
₩4,927
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$2.90
₩3,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$1.51
₩2,075
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$2.66
₩3,658
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$2.29
₩3,151
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$1.40
₩1,920
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$1.08
₩1,490
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$4.92
₩6,769
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$43.73
₩60,105
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$28,660.56
₩39,393,791
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$9.34
₩12,832
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$21.09
₩28,987
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$392.42
₩539,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$302.43
₩415,688
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$111.18
₩152,811
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$342.96
₩471,391
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$18,987.50
₩26,098,224
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$2.92
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$3.29
₩4,521
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$3.45
₩4,742
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$44.03
₩60,514
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$8.93
₩12,268
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$48.44
₩66,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$44.60
₩61,301
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$75.46
₩103,715
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$91.03
₩125,126
|
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