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Cedar Rapids vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Cedar Rapids is 37.3% more expensive than Fethiye.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% more in Cedar Rapids
Groceries: pay 75.7% more in Cedar Rapids
Transportation: pay 28.9% less in Cedar Rapids
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Cedar Rapids
Childcare: pay 66.6% more in Cedar Rapids
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.6% more in Cedar Rapids
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Cedar Rapids

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Cedar Rapids are more expensive than in Fethiye. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Cedar Rapids. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cedar Rapids.

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Cedar Rapids vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cedar Rapids instead of Fethiye, you would:

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pay 28.3% more for restaurants

	Fethiye	Cedar Rapids
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 TRY515.74	$15.00	+44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 TRY503.16	$10.99	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 TRY111.01	$2.83	+26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 TRY65.75	$1.87	+41.0%
Average			+28.3%

Fethiye vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.7% more for groceries

	Fethiye	Cedar Rapids
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 TRY80.94	$2.51	+53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.81 TRY337.07	$7.12	+4.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 TRY194.66	$2.70	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TRY112.71	$2.46	+7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TRY130.93	$4.93	+86.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.09	$2.25	+217.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 TRY53.35	$0.51	-52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 TRY31.38	$2.41	+279.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 TRY27.81	$2.13	+278.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY18.26	$1.16	+213.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY15.85	$1.04	+224.4%
Average			+75.7%

Fethiye vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.9% less for transportation

	Fethiye	Cedar Rapids
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 TRY284.59	$3.28	-43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,793.91 TRY2M	$36,531.00	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.21 TRY654.11	$18.41	+39.4%
Average			-28.9%

Fethiye vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Fethiye	Cedar Rapids
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	$69.50	+197.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	$1,156.25	+56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	$719.00	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	$157.02	+165.9%
Average			+64.1%

Fethiye vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of housing

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pay 66.6% more for childcare

	Fethiye	Cedar Rapids
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	$879.75	+73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,879.32 TRY390K	$12,631.67	+60.3%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Fethiye	Cedar Rapids
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY201.26	$4.50	+10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.27	$5.71	+61.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 TRY135.85	$9.80	+257.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	$100.50	+57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$13.00	+59.9%
Average			+60.6%

Fethiye vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Fethiye	Cedar Rapids
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	$62.47	-38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	$63.33	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	$128.26	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	$150.00	+25.9%
Average			-8.7%

Fethiye vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of clothing

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