Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 54.6% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.64
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.83
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.96
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 71.0% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.68
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.36
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.89
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.33
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.01
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.08
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.52
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.86
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.47
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.05
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.44
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£30.75
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£22,743.98
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£17.99
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.16
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,442.71
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£125.27
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,130.15
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,804.71
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.59
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.11
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.59
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£61.67
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.44
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£68.33
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.17
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£62.43
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£59.42
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
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