Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 30.8% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.56
|
$6.24
TRY213.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.47
|
$6.07
TRY208.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.04
|
$1.14
TRY38.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
$0.42
TRY14.49
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
$0.69
TRY23.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.69
|
$3.56
TRY121.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH151.16
|
$2.89
TRY98.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH71.04
|
$1.43
TRY48.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.91
|
$2.52
TRY86.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.09
|
$0.43
TRY14.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.52
|
$0.59
TRY20.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.86
|
$0.47
TRY16.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.13
|
$0.35
TRY12.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.81
|
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.63
|
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.95
|
$4.52
TRY154.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH419.10
|
$18.83
TRY644.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,112,614.38
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,412,304.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.51
|
$6.53
TRY223.74
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.78
|
$10.43
TRY357.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,594.11
|
$399.75
TRY13,693.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,833.60
|
$359.90
TRY12,328.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,475.10
|
$43.40
TRY1,486.54
|
|
pay 28.3% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,960.97
|
$278.07
TRY9,525.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH172,228.59
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,558.60
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.27
|
$2.38
TRY81.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.22
|
$2.28
TRY77.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.60
|
$1.80
TRY61.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH857.74
|
$32.86
TRY1,125.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.43
|
$4.42
TRY151.37
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,962.45
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,283.17
|
$37.21
TRY1,274.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,972.58
|
$80.01
TRY2,740.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,451.63
|
$73.48
TRY2,516.93
|
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