Cost of living comparison
California is 3.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in California instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY213.88
|
$19.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.26
|
$11.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.94
|
$2.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.50
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.73
|
$4.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.01
|
$6.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.09
|
$4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.00
|
$4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.58
|
$5.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.76
|
$2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.11
|
$0.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.18
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.02
|
$2.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.03
|
$1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY154.92
|
$4.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY645.67
|
$67.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,413,805.73
|
$29,950.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY223.97
|
$20.46
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY357.73
|
$69.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,707.92
|
$2,333.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,341.41
|
$2,022.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,488.12
|
$178.08
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,535.25
|
$1,629.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,772.78
|
$29,739.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.49
|
$7.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.04
|
$5.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.71
|
$10.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,126.76
|
$68.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.54
|
$14.08
|
|
pay 22.5% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
California
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,553.68
|
$52.63
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,276.09
|
$41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,743.67
|
$84.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,519.61
|
$115.90
|
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