Turkey vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkey United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$837
$2193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$410
$1367
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$2434
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$3203
💸 GDP per capita
$13106
$49464
😃 Human freedom index
5.28
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
71
🌐 English speaking %
15%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
52
91
🏙️ Population
85.4M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Turkey ($837) is 62% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2193). Turkey ranked 111th vs 11th 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 74th 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
$7.58
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$77.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.02
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$1448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$2688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$1999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.7
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.66%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$8674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1016
$5433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$3.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.04
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.15
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.67
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$465
$1629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9817
$19170

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Cities Comparison in Turkey vs the United Kingdom

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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 Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3296
8.8M
Birmingham
$1951
1.14M
Leeds
$1943
789K
Glasgow
$2011
626K
Edinburgh
$2140
488K
Manchester
$2071
548K
Bristol
$2321
472K
Liverpool
$1774
513K
Sheffield
$1764
518K
Coventry
$1903
363K
Cardiff
$1940
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
300K
Leicester
$1805
464K
Belfast
$1755
345K
Southampton
$2039
271K
Bradford
$1598
293K
Nottingham
$1820
289K
Westminster
$2868
255K
Milton Keynes
$2158
264K
Bolton
$1806
285K
Brighton and Hove
$2139
277K
Derby
$1727
255K
Aberdeen
$1614
201K
Solihull
$1740
207K
Kingston upon Hull
$1466
260K
Plymouth
$1710
268K
York
$1727
208K
Luton
$1885
213K
Sunderland
$1510
277K
Swindon
$1924
222K