Russia vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$687
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$341
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$666
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
34
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
44
53
🏙️ Population
146M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Russia ($687) is 13% less expensive than in Turkey ($794). Russia ranked 143rd 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 1 months in Russia compared to 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 91st and 73rd 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
$6.74
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$400
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.1
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.62
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.25%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1604
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.17
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.33
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.25
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6416
$8293

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K

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