30.10.2026 17:02
According to TÜRK-İŞ's October 2026 Hunger and Poverty Line Survey, the monthly food expenditure required for a family of four living in Ankara to be able to eat a healthy and balanced diet was 38,024 lira, while the poverty line, which covers compulsory expenses such as housing, transportation, education, and health in addition to food, was 123,856 lira. The monthly living cost of a single worker was calculated as 49,124 lira.
TÜRK-İŞ calculated the "hunger threshold" for a family of four in October as 38,024 lira and the "poverty threshold" as 123,856 lira.
The October 2026 results of TÜRK-İŞ's "Hunger and Poverty Threshold Research," conducted every month to reveal employees' living conditions and determine the reflections of price changes in basic necessity items on the family budget, have been announced.
According to the research, the "hunger threshold," which expresses the amount of food expenditure a family of four living in Ankara must make to be able to eat healthily, balancedly and adequately in October, was 38,024 lira.
POVERTY THRESHOLD EXCEEDED 123 THOUSAND LIRA
The "poverty threshold," corresponding to the total amount of other mandatory expenses for food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, health and similar needs, was calculated as 123,856 lira.
The "cost of living" for a single employee was 49,124 lira per month.
MINCED MEAT DECLINED, CHICKEN AND EGGS INCREASED
No significant change was detected in milk, cheese and yogurt prices compared with last month.
Beef minced meat and beef cubed meat prices declined somewhat. There was also a limited increase in the kilogram price of lamb meat.
Fish prices remained at the same level as last month. Chicken meat prices increased compared with last month.
There was a partial increase in egg prices compared with last month.
While no significant change was observed in dried beans, chickpeas and green lentil prices, a slight increase was detected in red lentil prices.
AVERAGE KILOGRAM OF VEGETABLES IS 120 LIRA
The average kilogram price of vegetables was calculated as 120.42 lira, and the average kilogram price of fruit as 143.18 lira.
No significant price change was detected this month in the group including products such as bread, rice, flour, pasta, bulgur and semolina.
Sunflower oil, olive oil and margarine prices maintained their levels from last month. Butter prices increased somewhat. A limited decrease was seen in black and green olive prices.
Tea prices remained stable, while product-based price increases were detected in spice products.
A slight increase was observed in honey, jam and molasses prices.