Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 43.5% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$376.46
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$463.76
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$66.15
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$44.07
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$100.48
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$238.58
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$275.02
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$104.44
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$145.83
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.65
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.41
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.78
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.41
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.59
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.89
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$289.02
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,756.32
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,654,343.93
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,401.49
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,905.54
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,362.50
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,585.83
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,839.33
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,781.29
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$322,730.26
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$170.01
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$125.27
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$285.97
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,919.12
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$367.77
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,740.91
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,814.62
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,785.26
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,048.97
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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