Australia vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
34
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
15%
🎓 Higher education
98
77
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
26.5M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 153% more expensive than in Turkey ($837). Australia ranked 12th vs 111th for Turkey in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Australia compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 3rd and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Australia and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 128 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$9817

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K