Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 51.5% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.49
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.54
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Virginia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.15
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,788.87
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.99
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Virginia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.48
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,832.03
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.84
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.31
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 75.4% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,614.20
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,849.72
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.17
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.03
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.19
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Virginia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.05
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.36
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.16
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.91
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
|
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