Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 52.0% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
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United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.83
|
$6.24
TRY213.78
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.85
|
$6.07
TRY208.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.63
|
$1.14
TRY38.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$0.42
TRY14.50
|
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pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$0.69
TRY23.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.24
|
$3.56
TRY121.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.40
|
$2.89
TRY99.04
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$1.43
TRY48.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.80
|
$2.52
TRY86.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$0.43
TRY14.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.59
TRY20.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.93
|
$0.47
TRY16.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.07
|
$0.35
TRY12.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.26
TRY9.02
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.17
TRY5.83
|
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pay 38.9% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.52
|
$4.52
TRY154.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.42
|
$18.83
TRY645.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,606.12
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,413,129.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£12.99
|
$6.53
TRY223.87
|
|
pay 71.1% less for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.77
|
$10.43
TRY357.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£936.84
|
$399.75
TRY13,701.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£745.77
|
$359.90
TRY12,335.51
|
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|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.39
|
$43.40
TRY1,487.41
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,091.60
|
$278.07
TRY9,530.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,801.23
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,676.28
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$2.38
TRY81.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.00
|
$2.28
TRY78.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.51
|
$1.80
TRY61.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.53
|
$32.86
TRY1,126.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.85
|
$4.42
TRY151.46
|
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pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.62
|
$45.31
TRY1,552.94
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.33
|
$37.21
TRY1,275.48
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.25
|
$80.01
TRY2,742.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.43
|
$73.48
TRY2,518.40
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