Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.6% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
|
Fiji
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.36
FJD9.81
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.48
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
FJD2.63
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FJD2.01
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 43.6% less for groceries
|
Fiji
|
Turkey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
FJD1.61
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
FJD10.39
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
FJD9.75
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
FJD5.19
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FJD6.42
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.58
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
FJD2.07
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
FJD2.89
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
FJD2.78
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FJD1.56
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FJD1.53
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
|
Fiji
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
FJD11.10
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.07
FJD67.67
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,020.12
FJD47,312.09
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD9.82
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Fiji
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.12
FJD49.79
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.12
FJD1,105.41
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.72
FJD611.60
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.68
FJD82.55
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
|
Fiji
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.81
FJD447.47
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,859.23
FJD15,438.76
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Fiji
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
FJD5.48
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
FJD6.51
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.87
FJD19.97
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.99
FJD40.50
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
FJD9.56
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
|
Fiji
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.92
FJD53.85
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.87
FJD73.99
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.91
FJD139.34
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.50
FJD129.43
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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