Netherlands vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2377
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5567
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$1451
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$2409
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3890
$1051
💸 GDP per capita
$67520
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
8.81
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
31
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
15%
🎓 Higher education
96
77
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
18M
85.5M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2377) is 167% more expensive than in Turkey ($891). the Netherlands ranked 13th vs 116th 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands compared to 1.2 months in Turkey. Ranked 8th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Turkey

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 70 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.

Netherlands Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.6
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.5
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.8
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
41.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6609
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$1046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.4
$7.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.56
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.92
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.5
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2205
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11192
$14034

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Cities Comparison in the Netherlands vs Turkey

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1328
15.7M
Ankara
$1033
5.8M
Izmir
$1038
4.49M
Bursa
$866
2.9M
Antalya
$994
2.43M
Konya
$740
2.23M
Kocaeli
$824
1.85M
Gaziantep
$549
1.68M
Urfa
$582
1.99M
Diyarbakir
$608
1.73M
Kayseri
$686
1.39M
Adana
$756
1.77M
Samsun
$716
1.37M
Balikesir
$750
1.25M
Denizli
$554
1.03M
Erzurum
$448
768K
Eskisehir
$747
871K
Mersin
$836
1.04M
Trabzon
$732
824K
Van
$580
1.13M
Kahramanmaras
$646
444K
Manisa
$743
420K
Antakya
$594
378K
Izmit
$899
376K
Gebze
$634
412K
Elazig
$565
422K
Alanya
$676
364K
Sivas
$716
365K
Isparta
$506
248K
Afyonkarahisar
$641
300K