Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 50.8% cheaper than Guernsey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.2% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 65.4% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 24.5% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 77.5% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 66.5% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 57.1% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 10.4% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£15.22
|
$6.91
TRY253.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£6.98
|
$6.91
TRY253.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.83
|
$1.17
TRY43.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.49
|
$0.42
TRY15.50
|
|
pay 65.4% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.72
|
$1.02
TRY37.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.48
|
$4.97
TRY182.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.35
|
$3.15
TRY115.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.43
|
$1.40
TRY51.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£3.99
|
$2.40
TRY87.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.36
|
$0.37
TRY13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.19
|
$0.87
TRY31.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.90
|
$0.42
TRY15.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.34
|
$0.51
TRY18.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.02
|
$0.25
TRY9.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.75
|
$0.21
TRY7.79
|
|
pay 24.5% less for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.72
|
$4.40
TRY161.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£23.45
|
$19.27
TRY705.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£22,951.79
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,641,791.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£17.43
|
$6.29
TRY230.51
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£53.01
|
$11.31
TRY414.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,471.08
|
$442.81
TRY16,220.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,352.16
|
$336.49
TRY12,326.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£111.21
|
$44.46
TRY1,628.73
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,397.07
|
$408.60
TRY14,967.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£11,974.85
|
$6,892.93
TRY252,496.86
|
|
pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.49
|
$2.54
TRY93.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.42
|
$2.62
TRY96.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£9.80
|
$1.91
TRY70.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£62.83
|
$36.34
TRY1,331.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.61
|
$5.10
TRY186.85
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£68.61
|
$42.74
TRY1,565.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£24.95
|
$40.74
TRY1,492.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£67.98
|
$88.38
TRY3,237.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£68.61
|
$74.39
TRY2,724.97
|
|
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