Cost of living comparison

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Florida is 2.9 times more expensive than Turkey.

If you lived in Florida instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Turkey
Florida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.24
TRY214.10
$19.04
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.07
TRY208.47
$10.02
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.14
TRY38.98
$2.47
 

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

 
Turkey
Florida
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
TRY23.75
$3.52
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.56
TRY122.14
$6.12
 
Milk (1 gallon) $2.89
TRY99.19
$4.26
 

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pay 76.1% more for transportation

 
Turkey
Florida
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.52
TRY155.08
$3.34
 
Monthly public transit pass $18.83
TRY646.33
$54.76
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
$32,861.65
 

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

 
Turkey
Florida
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.43
TRY358.09
$66.09
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $399.75
TRY13,721.95
$1,839.71
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $359.90
TRY12,354.04
$1,602.29
 

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Turkey
Florida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $278.07
TRY9,545.01
$887.41
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
$18,551.71
 

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Florida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
TRY81.57
$5.33
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
TRY78.12
$4.67
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.80
TRY61.77
$7.56
 

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

 
Turkey
Florida
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
$49.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
$43.65
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
$83.95
 

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