Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 3.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
$18.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
$9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
$3.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
$6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
$3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
$4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
$2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
$0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
$2.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
$2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
$1.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
$3.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
$100.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
$27,215.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
$17.66
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
$74.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
$1,887.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
$1,554.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
$137.97
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
$1,794.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
$28,176.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
$5.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
$4.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
$10.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
$61.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
$14.62
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
$50.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
$39.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
$97.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
$125.81
|
|
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