Turkey vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkey United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$5537
🏠 One person rent
$388
$1425
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$2546
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$3442
💸 GDP per capita
$12986
$48867
😃 Human freedom index
5.63
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
71
🌐 English speaking %
15%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
53
91
🏙️ Population
85.4M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Turkey ($794) is 65% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2292). Turkey ranked 125th vs 13th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 73rd and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Turkey vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Turkey and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 128 and 277 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 Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$2840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
33.82%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$8199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1017
$5588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.08
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$18.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.5
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.62
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$434
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8293
$19028

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3427
8.8M
Birmingham
$2046
1.14M
Leeds
$1987
789K
Glasgow
$2013
626K
Edinburgh
$2246
488K
Manchester
$2137
548K
Sheffield
$1809
518K
Bristol
$2373
472K
Coventry
$2050
363K
Liverpool
$1889
513K
Leicester
$1898
464K
Cardiff
$2019
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
300K
Belfast
$1830
345K
Westminster
$3054
255K
Bradford
$1670
293K
Southampton
$2023
271K
Milton Keynes
$2384
264K
Bolton
$1852
285K
Nottingham
$1944
289K
Brighton and Hove
$3152
277K
Derby
$1817
255K
Aberdeen
$1701
201K
Solihull
$1827
207K
Norwich
$1926
196K
York
$1893
208K
Plymouth
$1779
268K
Luton
$2053
213K
Sunderland
$1571
277K
Northampton
$1755
246K