Cost of living in Turkey

The cost of living in Turkey is approximately 794 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2003 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Turkey

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
794 $
Without Rent
407 $
Rent & Utilities
388 $
Food
257 $
Transport
67 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
709 $
GDP per Capita
12,986 $
Freedom Index
5.63
Lifespan
79 years
Speak English
15%
Population
85.4M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 6.77 $
Dinner 27.4 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.73 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.84 $
Capuccino 2.64 $
Coke, 330ml 1.17 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.88 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 0.89 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.48 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.55 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.34 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.37 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 17.6 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.9 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.93 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.92 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.07 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.58 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.5 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.21 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.38 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 8.25 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.97 $
Cigarette pack 1.88 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.51 $
Monthly Pass 19.9 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.12 $
Taxi, 8 km 6.08 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 40.5 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 3.06 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 2.5 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.18 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.6 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 37 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 56 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 11.5 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 314 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 577 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 442 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 847 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,761 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,017 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 709 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 33.82%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 33.3 $
Cinema, 1 seat 5.19 $
Haircut 6.62 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 86.8 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 43.5 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 434 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 8,293 $

Cities in Turkey by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Istanbul
$538
Ankara
$468
Izmir
$461
Antalya
$439
Adana
$433
Bursa
$427
Samsun
$426
Kutahya
$391
Mersin
$388
Eskisehir
$386
Manisa
$385
Kocaeli
$382
Balikesir
$372
Konya
$366
Tarsus
$366
Adiyaman
$365
Trabzon
$364
Inegol
$363
Usak
$362
Sakarya
$352
Sivas
$350
Izmit
$349
Ortahisar
$346
Ordu
$342
Alanya
$339
Corlu
$338
Aydin
$338
Kahramanmaras
$336
Kayseri
$334
Van
$333
Isparta
$332
Elazig
$325
Batman
$320
Malatya
$319
Osmaniye
$316
Denizli
$312
Adapazari
$306
Urfa
$304
Gebze
$301
Duzce
$295
Iskenderun
$292
Gaziantep
$284
Afyonkarahisar
$284
Antakya
$281
Diyarbakir
$280
Corum
$275
Erzurum
$274
Aksaray
$253