Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 14.7% cheaper than Ukraine.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.28
₴137.19
|
$2.69
₺9.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
₴109.31
|
$3.25
₺11.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₴14.23
|
$0.54
₺1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₴11.43
|
$0.21
₺0.74
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
₴16.32
|
$0.38
₺1.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
₴94.78
|
$2.07
₺7.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
₴94.07
|
$2.47
₺8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.35
₴35.03
|
$1.22
₺4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₴47.46
|
$1.48
₺5.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
₴7.55
|
$0.29
₺1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴12.26
|
$0.51
₺1.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
₴13.87
|
$0.28
₺0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
₴21.60
|
$0.46
₺1.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
₴5.00
|
$0.19
₺0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴6.42
|
$0.14
₺0.49
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.09
₴106.19
|
$4.77
₺17.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
₴221.92
|
$17.22
₺61.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,875.02
₴594,064.32
|
$33,690.06
₺120,118.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.50
₴90.97
|
$3.85
₺13.71
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.19
₴134.81
|
$8.18
₺29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.51
₴7,129.02
|
$157.58
₺561.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.92
₴4,698.52
|
$105.85
₺377.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.80
₴2,046.35
|
$47.63
₺169.80
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.42
₴5,750.15
|
$154.40
₺550.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,681.81
₴147,556.60
|
$3,050.83
₺10,877.44
|
|
pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
₴26.22
|
$1.81
₺6.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
₴27.29
|
$1.34
₺4.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₴57.87
|
$1.56
₺5.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.36
₴580.56
|
$16.90
₺60.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.81
₴99.05
|
$2.39
₺8.52
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.48
₴1,310.84
|
$28.40
₺101.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.48
₴921.47
|
$25.58
₺91.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.79
₴2,098.05
|
$58.51
₺208.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.66
₴2,250.64
|
$39.74
₺141.69
|
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