Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 61.4% cheaper than Tonga.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.25
TOP57.86
|
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
TOP19.07
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
TOP3.82
|
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
TOP2.81
|
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tonga
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tonga
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
Tonga
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.81
TOP953.72
|
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tonga
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
TOP10.17
|
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
TOP5.23
|
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
TOP18.31
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.85
TOP71.20
|
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tonga
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
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