Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 46.0% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.9% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 50.7% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 47.9% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 95.1% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 52.2% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 52.9% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.80 TRY387.76	$2.19 LKR727.46	-71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.25 TRY409.95	$6.20 LKR2,055.94	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 TRY63.56	$0.82 LKR271.37	-36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY22.08	$0.31 LKR101.81	-30.9%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Turkey	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 TRY47.82	$0.50 LKR165.19	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 TRY227.76	$5.10 LKR1,692.50	+11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 TRY186.10	$5.00 LKR1,659.43	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 TRY107.04	$1.59 LKR526.45	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 TRY94.89	$1.92 LKR638.73	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 TRY39.72	$2.39 LKR791.66	+198.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.56	$0.33 LKR111.13	-60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY23.02	$1.65 LKR547.05	+256.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 TRY27.20	$0.59 LKR195.73	+7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.63	$0.45 LKR150.42	+93.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.33	$0.34 LKR113.34	+82.0%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 50.7% less for transportation

	Turkey	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 TRY252.42	$4.79 LKR1,588.88	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.35 TRY1,608.15	$4.92 LKR1,631.03	-84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,081.17 TRY2M	$29,619.96 LKR10M	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.30 TRY412.50	$2.96 LKR980.83	-64.4%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 47.9% less for housing

	Turkey	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.65 TRY678.46	$16.30 LKR5,409.49	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.20 TRY23,619.35	$251.30 LKR83,385.03	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.61 TRY17,277.44	$143.93 LKR47,757.50	-58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.15 TRY2,542.31	$35.77 LKR11,869.22	-30.1%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 95.1% less for childcare

	Turkey	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.51 TRY30,146.02	$28.08 LKR9,318.57	-95.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,566.63 TRY674K	$711.79 LKR236K	-94.8%
Average			-95.1%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 TRY149.91	$2.16 LKR715.49	-28.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 TRY170.56	$2.16 LKR715.15	-37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.16 TRY107.18	$9.91 LKR3,289.50	+359.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.35 TRY2,651.50	$9.67 LKR3,208.34	-81.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 TRY293.85	$3.64 LKR1,208.49	-38.4%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 52.2% less for clothing

	Turkey	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 TRY2,239.39	$21.76 LKR7,220.85	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 TRY1,934.65	$13.15 LKR4,362.60	-66.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.74 TRY4,510.10	$71.61 LKR23,760.27	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.15 TRY4,132.86	$33.60 LKR11,149.61	-59.6%
Average			-52.2%

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