Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 39.4% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Turkey instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
AED29.59
|
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
$6.07
TRY198.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.96
|
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
AED2.23
|
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.11
AED18.78
|
$3.56
TRY116.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
AED24.93
|
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
AED12.71
|
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.55
|
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.76
|
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
AED2.08
|
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.85
|
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.75
|
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.18
AED11.70
|
$4.52
TRY147.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.48
AED269.91
|
$18.83
TRY616.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,739.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.56
AED35.10
|
$6.53
TRY213.82
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
$399.75
TRY13,086.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
$359.90
TRY11,782.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.69
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
$278.07
TRY9,103.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
$5,884.06
TRY192,629.53
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.77
AED35.89
|
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
AED18.20
|
$2.28
TRY74.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.48
AED255.22
|
$32.86
TRY1,075.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.92
AED43.79
|
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Turkey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.38
AED409.10
|
$73.48
TRY2,405.43
|
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