Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 2.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$16.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$9.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$1.75
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$5.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$4.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$3.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$113.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$32,085.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$16.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$66.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$1,115.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$919.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$157.57
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$1,010.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$21,080.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$7.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$36.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$12.55
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Missouri
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$51.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$40.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$85.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$94.21
|
|
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