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Basic cost of living in Turkey ?
- Exchange rates fluctuate somewhere between 2.2ytl - 2.7ytl to the £ and 1.7ytl - 2ytl to the €.
- All imported goods into Turkey are very expensive, but day-to-day staples are cheaper than most other European countries.
- These are average prices for June 2009
Mains water - 1000 lt - 1 ytl
Electricity - 1 kW - 0.30 ytl
Gas (all bottled) - 26 lt - 45 ytl (normal usage usually lasts 6 months)
Petrol - 1 lt - 3.25 ytl
Diesel - 1 lt - 2.30 ytl
Bottled water - 19 lt - 3 ylt
Cola/fanta - 1 lt - 1.25 ytl
Beer - 0.5 lt - 2 ylt
Local wine - 0.7 lt - from 6 ytl
Imported wine - 0.7 lt - from 20 ytl
Local spirits - 0.7 lt - from 20 ytl
Imported spirits - 0.7 lt - from 40 ytl
Normal bread - 0.75 ytl
Butter - 250 g - 1 ytl
Milk - 1 lt - 1.30 ytl
Eggs - 10 - 2.5 ytl
Chicken - 1 kg - 8 ytl
Beef mince - 1 kg - 16 ytl
Pasta - 500 g - 0.7 ytl
Cigarettes - Packet - 2.5 till 5 ytl (depending on brand)
Washing powder - 2.5 kg - 5 ytl (depending on brand)
Cleaning detergents - 1 lt - 2 ytl (depending on brand)
Bleach - 1 lt - 1 ytl (depending on brand)
Toilet paper - 12 - 6 ytl (depending on brand)
