Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.3 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.97
|
$25.29
CHF22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.67
|
$16.39
CHF14.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.77
|
$4.49
CHF4.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.70
|
$4.05
CHF3.64
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.41
|
$3.46
CHF3.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.22
|
$12.71
CHF11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.57
|
$6.96
CHF6.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.27
|
$6.50
CHF5.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.76
|
$12.35
CHF11.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.94
|
$1.53
CHF1.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.99
|
$1.04
CHF0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.28
|
$1.26
CHF1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.35
|
$2.51
CHF2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.51
|
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.30
|
$7.75
CHF6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY609.72
|
$108.37
CHF97.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,095.05
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,662.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.50
|
$41.64
CHF37.40
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY337.81
|
$52.30
CHF46.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,944.76
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,413.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,654.33
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,183.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,405.27
|
$173.73
CHF156.04
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,004.40
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,211.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,539.50
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,208.33
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.95
|
$7.36
CHF6.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.70
|
$5.23
CHF4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.27
|
$9.76
CHF8.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.03
|
$84.81
CHF76.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.10
|
$20.50
CHF18.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,467.18
|
$120.31
CHF108.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.05
|
$60.46
CHF54.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,590.92
|
$130.36
CHF117.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,379.33
|
$165.15
CHF148.33
|
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