Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 50.3% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.9% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 55.6% less in Turkey
- Transportation
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pay 37.9% less in Turkey
- Housing
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pay 72.8% less in Turkey
- Childcare
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pay 49.3% less in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 49.4% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 34.5% less in Turkey
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$24.63
|
$6.91
TRY275.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$14.78
|
$6.91
TRY275.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.25
|
$1.17
TRY46.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.56
|
$0.42
TRY16.85
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.24
|
$1.02
TRY40.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.85
|
$4.97
TRY198.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.52
|
$3.15
TRY125.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.29
|
$1.40
TRY55.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.35
|
$2.40
TRY95.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.31
|
$0.37
TRY14.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.80
|
$0.87
TRY34.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
$0.42
TRY16.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.31
|
$0.51
TRY20.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.67
|
$0.25
TRY9.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.38
|
$0.21
TRY8.47
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.59
|
$4.40
TRY175.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$210.47
|
$19.27
TRY767.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$56,657.06
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,785,544.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.05
|
$6.29
TRY250.70
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$89.54
|
$11.31
TRY450.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,453.96
|
$442.81
TRY17,641.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,202.89
|
$336.49
TRY13,405.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$221.26
|
$44.46
TRY1,771.34
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,437.78
|
$408.60
TRY16,277.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$20,870.74
|
$6,892.93
TRY274,605.25
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$11.82
|
$2.54
TRY101.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.63
|
$2.62
TRY104.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$40.35
|
$1.91
TRY76.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$65.74
|
$36.34
TRY1,447.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.20
|
$5.10
TRY203.21
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$125.03
|
$42.74
TRY1,702.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$90.90
|
$40.74
TRY1,623.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$197.07
|
$88.38
TRY3,520.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$213.82
|
$74.39
TRY2,963.56
|
|
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