Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.8 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY211.54
|
$18.07
£13.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY205.98
|
$8.96
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.52
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.35
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.47
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY120.68
|
$4.24
£3.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY98.01
|
$5.75
£4.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY48.47
|
$3.68
£2.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY85.64
|
$3.66
£2.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.60
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.89
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.01
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.89
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.93
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.77
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY153.23
|
$7.22
£5.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY638.61
|
$94.64
£72.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,398,344.67
|
$33,464.66
£25,500.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY221.52
|
$16.98
£12.94
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY353.81
|
$37.59
£28.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,558.01
|
$1,224.35
£932.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,206.45
|
$974.65
£742.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,471.85
|
$234.45
£178.66
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,430.98
|
$1,426.61
£1,087.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY199,566.24
|
$18,036.83
£13,744.45
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY80.60
|
$5.42
£4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY77.19
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.03
|
$16.35
£12.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,114.44
|
$43.82
£33.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY149.88
|
$12.87
£9.81
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,536.69
|
$76.61
£58.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,262.14
|
$39.64
£30.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,713.67
|
$90.51
£68.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,492.05
|
$94.66
£72.14
|
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