Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 62.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United States, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$3.01
₺63.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.65
₺76.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.62
₺13.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.22
₺4.57
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.39
₺8.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.61
₺54.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.07
₺64.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.40
₺29.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.59
₺33.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.30
₺6.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.52
₺10.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.31
₺6.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.42
₺8.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.22
₺4.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.19
₺4.06
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.34
₺90.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$15.27
₺320.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$34,350.89
₺720,025.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$4.33
₺90.66
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$8.38
₺175.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$218.27
₺4,575.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$144.02
₺3,018.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$49.50
₺1,037.55
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$165.99
₺3,479.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$3,471.33
₺72,762.18
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.90
₺39.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.55
₺32.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.64
₺34.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$20.05
₺420.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$2.50
₺52.39
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$29.99
₺628.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$25.86
₺542.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$62.92
₺1,318.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$42.57
₺892.22
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Turkey or United States. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.