Turkey vs Uruguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkey Uruguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1825
$2934
🏠 One person rent
$353
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$637
$1090
💸 GDP per capita
$10675
$20795
😃 Human freedom index
5.63
7.96
❤️ Life expectancy
76
75.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
73
🌐 English speaking %
15%
24%
🎓 Higher education
77
64
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
85.3M
3.46M

The average cost of living in Turkey ($724) is 40% less expensive than in Uruguay ($1202). Turkey ranked 131st vs 51st for Uruguay 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 0.9 months in Uruguay. Ranked 77th and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Turkey vs Uruguay

We calculate prices for Turkey and Uruguay as a population-weighted mean of 128 and 15 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 Uruguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$3.34
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$539
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
29.87%
7.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1682
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$974
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.7
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.76
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$7.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6999
$7208

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Cities Comparison in Turkey vs Uruguay

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1025
15.5M
Ankara
$800
5.5M
Urfa
$667
1.99M
Izmir
$825
4.32M
Bursa
$772
2.9M
Diyarbakir
$733
1.73M
Adana
$630
1.77M
Kocaeli
$527
1.95M
Konya
$586
2.23M
Antalya
$935
2.43M
Mersin
$750
1.81M
Balikesir
$665
1.25M
Kayseri
$416
1.39M
Gaziantep
$434
1.68M
Denizli
$510
1.03M
Samsun
$567
1.34M
Aydin
$541
1.13M
Trabzon
$580
817K
Eskisehir
$558
871K
Erzurum
$542
768K
Corum
$490
295K
Manisa
$647
357K
Antakya
$563
378K
Kahramanmaras
$594
444K
Izmit
$618
363K
Elazig
$554
422K
Tarsus
$601
340K
Gebze
$582
371K
Adiyaman
$618
305K
Aksaray
$397
320K

In Uruguay

City Cost of living Population
Montevideo
$1311
1.32M
Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
112K
Salto
$1047
125K
Maldonado
$989
86.8K
Paysandu
$894
76.4K
Melo
$785
51.8K
Rivera
$837
64.5K
Tacuarembo
$900
54.8K
Barros Blancos
$1187
31.7K
Mercedes
$1064
42K
Minas
$1186
38.4K
Durazno
$1101
34.4K
Florida
$1123
33.6K
Artigas
$957
40.7K
Punta del Este
$1672
9.28K