Russia vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$724
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1825
🏠 One person rent
$310
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$637
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$10675
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
76
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
34
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
44
53
🏙️ Population
147M
85.3M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 10% less expensive than in Turkey ($724). Russia ranked 143rd vs 131st 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 107th and 77th 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
$6.41
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
29.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$1682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$5.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$6999

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K