Cost of living comparison
Massachusetts is 3.2 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Massachusetts instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
$21.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
$10.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
$2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
$3.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
$7.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
$4.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
$4.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
$4.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
$2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
$2.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
$1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
$3.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
$71.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
$33,785.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
$17.40
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
$68.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
$2,074.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
$1,940.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
$139.83
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
$1,960.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
$26,428.57
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
$6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
$12.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
$81.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
$14.20
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Massachusetts
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
$50.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
$41.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
$83.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
$116.52
|
|
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