Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 61.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Turkey
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.56
|
$3.01
₺86.97
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
$3.65
₺105.25
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.46
|
$0.62
₺17.90
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.22
₺6.29
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pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
$0.39
₺11.33
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.86
|
$2.61
₺75.47
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.71
|
$3.07
₺88.70
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
$1.40
₺40.46
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.51
|
$1.59
₺45.91
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.83
|
$0.30
₺8.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.52
₺15.07
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.31
₺8.86
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.42
₺12.19
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.22
₺6.33
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.19
₺5.59
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pay 40.7% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.80
|
$4.34
₺125.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£72.72
|
$15.27
₺440.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
$34,350.89
₺991,421.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.93
|
$4.33
₺124.83
|
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pay 78.2% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
$8.38
₺241.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
$218.27
₺6,299.65
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£663.59
|
$144.02
₺4,156.74
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
$49.50
₺1,428.63
|
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pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
$165.99
₺4,790.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
$3,471.33
₺100,188.11
|
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pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.93
|
$1.90
₺54.96
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.85
|
$1.55
₺44.65
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
$1.64
₺47.20
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.15
|
$20.05
₺578.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.50
|
$2.50
₺72.13
|
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pay 39.9% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
$29.99
₺865.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
$25.86
₺746.31
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
$62.92
₺1,816.05
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.15
|
$42.57
₺1,228.52
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