Russia vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2190
$2270
🏠 One person rent
$465
$440
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.5
$79.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$772
$799
💸 GDP per capita
$14889
$15473
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
73.3
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
34
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
15%
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
49
57
🏙️ Population
144M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Russia ($902) is 0.2% more expensive than in Turkey ($900). Russia ranked 109th vs 110th 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 93rd and 76th 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
$9.51
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$354
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1218
$925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$701
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
41.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3624
$1921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2019
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$6.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$6.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$654
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9820
$11732

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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
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1288
15.7M
Ankara
$1118
5.8M
Izmir
$1046
4.49M
Bursa
$915
2.9M
Antalya
$1035
2.43M
Konya
$670
2.23M
Kocaeli
$835
1.85M
Adana
$791
1.77M
Urfa
$662
1.99M
Kayseri
$725
1.39M
Diyarbakir
$571
1.73M
Samsun
$802
1.37M
Gaziantep
$602
1.68M
Balikesir
$704
1.25M
Denizli
$557
1.03M
Eskisehir
$777
871K
Mersin
$820
1.04M
Van
$585
1.13M
Erzurum
$457
768K
Trabzon
$758
824K
Izmit
$985
376K
Manisa
$760
420K
Batman
$624
446K
Elazig
$622
422K
Malatya
$627
426K
Kutahya
$612
267K
Antakya
$659
378K
Tarsus
$724
347K
Kahramanmaras
$704
444K
Sivas
$709
365K