Portugal vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portugal Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1365
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3152
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$822
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1415
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1228
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$27275
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
8.27
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
61
34
🌐 English speaking %
27.3%
15%
🎓 Higher education
88
77
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
10.3M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Portugal ($1365) is 72% more expensive than in Turkey ($794). Portugal ranked 40th vs 125th 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 0.9 months in Portugal compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 38th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Portugal vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Portugal and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 124 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.

Portugal Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.4
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$837
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$670
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1179
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3369
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.87
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.08
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.8
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$81
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$479
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9835
$8293

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1738
546K
Sintra
$1534
378K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1360
302K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1202
137K
Cascais
$1834
206K
Porto
$1471
238K
Loures
$1453
205K
Matosinhos
$1716
175K
Seixal
$1332
158K
Oeiras
$1618
172K
Gondomar
$1418
168K
Amadora
$1385
175K
Braga
$1252
181K
Odivelas
$1460
145K
Maia
$1714
135K
Almada
$1694
177K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1201
139K
Guimaraes
$1331
158K
Leiria
$1212
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1224
134K
Coimbra
$1248
106K
Setubal
$1348
123K
Funchal
$1469
106K
Valongo
$1410
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1350
79.5K
Barcelos
$901
120K
Agualva-Cacem
$1460
81.8K
Mafra
$1412
76.7K
Loule
$1436
70.6K
Faro
$1163
64.6K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K