Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 7.7% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴171.95
|
$3.01
₺82.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴133.66
|
$3.65
₺99.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴18.27
|
$0.62
₺17.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴14.44
|
$0.22
₺5.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴20.04
|
$0.39
₺10.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴118.88
|
$2.61
₺71.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴116.71
|
$3.07
₺84.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴53.95
|
$1.40
₺38.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴57.68
|
$1.59
₺43.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.32
|
$0.30
₺8.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴17.33
|
$0.52
₺14.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴18.50
|
$0.31
₺8.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴26.74
|
$0.42
₺11.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.23
|
$0.22
₺6.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.31
|
$0.19
₺5.31
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴141.03
|
$4.34
₺118.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴263.81
|
$15.27
₺418.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴707,821.85
|
$34,350.89
₺941,664.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴123.91
|
$4.33
₺118.56
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴163.01
|
$8.38
₺229.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴8,661.72
|
$218.27
₺5,983.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴5,759.57
|
$144.02
₺3,948.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,292.74
|
$49.50
₺1,356.93
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴6,773.69
|
$165.99
₺4,550.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴143,300.60
|
$3,471.33
₺95,159.89
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴31.43
|
$1.90
₺52.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴35.65
|
$1.55
₺42.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴72.03
|
$1.64
₺44.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴696.58
|
$20.05
₺549.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴110.13
|
$2.50
₺68.51
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,492.54
|
$29.99
₺822.06
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,127.47
|
$25.86
₺708.86
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,398.84
|
$62.92
₺1,724.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,718.21
|
$42.57
₺1,166.86
|
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