Russia vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1935
$2111
🏠 One person rent
$388
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$730
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$68.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$718
💸 GDP per capita
$13817
$13106
😃 Human freedom index
5.35
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
72.5
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
34
🌐 English speaking %
4.8%
15%
🎓 Higher education
85
77
😀 Quality of life
45
52
🏙️ Population
146M
85.4M

The average cost of living in Russia ($770) is 8% less expensive than in Turkey ($837). Russia ranked 127th vs 111th 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 94th 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
$7.52
$7.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$3.03
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$904
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$37.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.6
$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.09
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
36.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2953
$1723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1754
$1016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$9.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.84
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.43
$6.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6824
$9817

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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
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1248
15.7M
Ankara
$959
5.8M
Urfa
$614
1.99M
Bursa
$743
2.9M
Izmir
$909
2.95M
Konya
$697
2.23M
Antalya
$928
2.43M
Adana
$712
1.77M
Kocaeli
$718
1.85M
Diyarbakir
$659
1.73M
Gaziantep
$577
1.68M
Samsun
$858
1.37M
Balikesir
$707
1.25M
Kayseri
$672
1.39M
Denizli
$477
1.03M
Mersin
$759
1.04M
Trabzon
$663
824K
Eskisehir
$691
871K
Erzurum
$562
768K
Malatya
$544
426K
Manisa
$638
420K
Kahramanmaras
$557
444K
Elazig
$492
422K
Van
$615
1.13M
Izmit
$1113
376K
Tarsus
$688
347K
Corlu
$690
294K
Antakya
$598
378K
Adiyaman
$644
267K
Sivas
$948
365K