Cost of living comparison
If you lived in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands instead of Turkey, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Turkey
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Turkey
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Turkey
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Turkey
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Turkey
|
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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