Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.6 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
$13.17
NZ$21.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
$8.60
NZ$14.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
$2.13
NZ$3.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$1.99
NZ$3.30
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
$4.07
NZ$6.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
$6.91
NZ$11.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
$6.29
NZ$10.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
$4.25
NZ$7.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
$1.17
NZ$1.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
$1.06
NZ$1.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
$2.55
NZ$4.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$0.98
NZ$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
$0.89
NZ$1.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
$6.39
NZ$10.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
$64.20
NZ$106.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
$23,268.60
NZ$38,655.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
$18.67
NZ$31.02
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Turkey
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
$51.53
NZ$85.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,675.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
$831.90
NZ$1,382.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
$87.73
NZ$145.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
$644.78
NZ$1,071.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
$10,893.97
NZ$18,097.80
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
$5.79
NZ$9.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
$3.36
NZ$5.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
$22.83
NZ$37.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
$38.17
NZ$63.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
$10.57
NZ$17.55
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Turkey
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
$65.21
NZ$108.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
$40.47
NZ$67.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
$98.20
NZ$163.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
$107.95
NZ$179.33
|
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