Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 54.3% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
CFPF249
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CFPF132
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 70.1% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CFPF184
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.49
CFPF712
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF448
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.48
CFPF601
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.82
CFPF858
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CFPF193
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.08
CFPF338
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
CFPF263
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.92
CFPF321
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
CFPF176
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
CFPF151
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.77
CFPF633
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.54
CFPF6,421
|
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,680.08
CFPF3,036,055
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.53
CFPF1,484
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.91
CFPF5,694
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.96
CFPF78,639
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.28
CFPF69,680
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$163.09
CFPF17,888
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$738.14
CFPF80,961
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.08
CFPF995
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.72
CFPF518
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.15
CFPF1,991
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.32
CFPF5,848
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CFPF1,294
|
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$99.83
CFPF10,950
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
CFPF7,300
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
CFPF10,203
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.20
CFPF22,397
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
|
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