Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 46.9% cheaper than Michigan.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Michigan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.21
|
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
|
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
|
pay 59.5% less for groceries
Michigan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.38
|
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
|
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Michigan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
|
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,722.13
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.20
|
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Michigan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.97
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,272.02
|
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,084.81
|
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.00
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Michigan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,063.19
|
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,799.54
|
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Michigan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.49
|
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.41
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.86
|
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.19
|
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Michigan
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.41
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.63
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.69
|
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
|
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