Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 52.4% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.50
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.03
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,504.43
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.89
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.46
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,039.46
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,887.94
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED437.92
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,853.89
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,678.25
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.56
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.59
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.94
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.54
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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