Cost of Living in Turkey. 2018 prices in Turkey.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	30TL
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	20TL
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	10TL
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	3.77TL
	12 eggs, large	10TL
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	4.58TL
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	15TL
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	4.17TL
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	3.06TL
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	9TL
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	52TL
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	4.13TL
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	1.91TL
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	2,951TL
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	1,773TL
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	402TL
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	2,165TL
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	1,293TL
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	296TL
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	53TL
	40” flat screen TV	1,832TL
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	409TL
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	24TL
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	23TL

Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	190TL
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	150TL
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	313TL
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	252TL
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	130,118TL
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	6TL
	Monthly ticket public transport	181TL
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	13TL
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	21TL
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	157TL
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	17TL
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	14TL
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	13TL
	4 rolls of toilet paper	7TL
	Tube of toothpaste	12TL
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	28TL
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	87TL
	2 tickets to the movies	37TL
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	141TL
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	185TL
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	36TL
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	12TL
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	17TL
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	2,235TL
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	0.66TL
	1 month of gym membership in business district	153TL
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	13TL

Map of Cost of Living in Turkey

This map shows only the top cities in Turkey. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.

The color of each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Turkey

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Istanbul	78
2nd	İzmir	70
3rd	Ankara	64
4th	Antalya	61
5th	Bursa	60
6th	Siirt	58
7th	Adana	55
8th	İzmit	51
9th	Eskişehir Province	50
10th	Adapazarı	47
11th	İskenderun	46

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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List of all cities available in Turkey

Adana	Adapazarı	Afyonkarahisar
Aksaray	Alanya	Ankara
Antalya	Antioch	Aydin
Balıkesir	Bandirma	Batman
Bursa	Denizli	Diyarbakır
Dorylaeum	Edirne	Elazığ
Erzincan	Erzurum	Eskişehir Province
Gaziantep	Gebze	Isparta
Istanbul	Kahramanmaraş	Karaman
Kayseri	Kirikkale	Kirklareli
Kiziltepe	Konya	Kütahya
Malatya	Mersin	Nazilli
Ordu	Osmaniye	Samsun
Sanliurfa	Siirt	Sivas
Siverek	Tekirdağ	Trabzon
Turgutlu	Turhal	Uşak
Van	Viranşehir	Zonguldak
Çorum	İnegöl	İskenderun
İzmir	İzmit

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Prices recently added

Public transport in Antalya costs 160TL (about 23 hours ago)
Nice dinner at an italian restaurant, dinner for two in Istanbul costs 150TL (1 day ago)
2 tickets to the movies in Istanbul costs 30TL (1 day ago)
One-way ticket in public transport in Istanbul costs 2.30TL (1 day ago)
Taxi, initial meter charge, weekday at noon in Istanbul costs 4.00TL (1 day ago)
Public transport in Istanbul costs 250TL (1 day ago)
Sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) in Istanbul costs 320TL (1 day ago)
Summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) in Istanbul costs 85TL (1 day ago)
Jeans (levis 501 or similar) in Istanbul costs 125TL (1 day ago)
Daily rate for domestic cleaning help in Istanbul costs 25TL (1 day ago)

Cost of living in Turkey