Turkey vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkey United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$837
$2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$4864
🏠 One person rent
$410
$1361
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2797
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$3498
💸 GDP per capita
$13106
$49041
😃 Human freedom index
5.28
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
79.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
68
🌐 English speaking %
15%
65%
🎓 Higher education
77
68
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
85.4M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Turkey ($837) is 59% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2025). Turkey ranked 111th vs 14th for the United Arab Emirates 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 Turkey compared to 1.7 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 74th and 29th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Turkey vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Turkey and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 128 and 9 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.

Turkey United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.58
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.02
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$11
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$1070
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$95.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.66%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$5794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1016
$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.04
$9.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$9.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.67
$8.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9817
$10373

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Cities Comparison in Turkey vs the United Arab Emirates

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2379
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1828
1.48M
Al Ain
$1844
767K
Sharjah
$1494
1.25M
Ajman
$2240
490K
Fujairah
$1239
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1196
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1721
29.1K