Russia vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2364
$2252
🏠 One person rent
$506
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$870
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$65
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$872
$911
💸 GDP per capita
$14889
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
4.86
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
31
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
15%
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
49
58
🏙️ Population
144M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Russia ($975) is 10% more expensive than in Turkey ($889). Russia ranked 102nd vs 112th 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 Russia compared to 1 months in Turkey. Ranked 103rd and 74th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Russia and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 122 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.

Russia Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.7
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$615
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1339
$924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.1
$42.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$64.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.41
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.18%
41.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4091
$1911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2221
$1149
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.55
$7.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.99
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$2.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.93
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.42
$5.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$420
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11113
$12255

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Cities Comparison in Russia vs Turkey

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1305
15.7M
Ankara
$1027
5.8M
Izmir
$1040
4.49M
Bursa
$894
2.9M
Antalya
$966
2.43M
Konya
$734
2.23M
Kocaeli
$867
1.85M
Adana
$761
1.77M
Urfa
$625
1.99M
Kayseri
$702
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$550
1.73M
Samsun
$786
1.37M
Gaziantep
$571
1.68M
Balikesir
$746
1.25M
Denizli
$550
1.03M
Eskisehir
$748
871K
Mersin
$830
1.04M
Van
$568
1.13M
Erzurum
$445
768K
Trabzon
$755
824K
Izmit
$945
376K
Manisa
$767
420K
Elazig
$595
422K
Malatya
$598
426K
Antakya
$622
378K
Batman
$622
446K
Tarsus
$721
347K
Kahramanmaras
$675
444K
Sivas
$688
365K
Inegol
$769
281K