Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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United States

Columbia vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Columbia is 93.2% more expensive than Fethiye.

Restaurants: pay 50.3% more in Columbia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Columbia
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Columbia
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Columbia
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Columbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.8% more in Columbia
Clothing: pay 23.9% less in Columbia

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

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Columbia vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Columbia instead of Fethiye, you would:

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pay 50.3% more for restaurants

	Fethiye	Columbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 TRY515.74	$18.00	+72.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 TRY503.16	$12.00	+18.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 TRY111.01	$3.17	+41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 TRY65.75	$2.64	+98.6%
Average			+50.3%

Fethiye vs. Columbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Fethiye	Columbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 TRY80.94	$4.11	+151.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.81 TRY337.07	$6.61	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 TRY194.66	$4.95	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TRY112.71	$5.24	+130.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TRY130.93	$7.63	+188.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.09	$3.17	+347.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 TRY53.35	$0.70	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 TRY31.38	$2.58	+307.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 TRY27.81	$2.64	+369.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY18.26	$1.25	+239.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY15.85	$1.73	+439.5%
Average			+146.9%

Fethiye vs. Columbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Fethiye	Columbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 TRY284.59	$4.01	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,793.91 TRY2M	$36,375.00	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.21 TRY654.11	$12.79	-3.2%
Average			-25.7%

Fethiye vs. Columbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Fethiye	Columbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	$77.77	+232.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	$2,100.00	+183.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	$1,850.00	+244.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	$161.22	+173.0%
Average			+207.0%

Fethiye vs. Columbia - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Fethiye	Columbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	$2,000.00	+293.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,879.32 TRY390K	$34,903.57	+343.0%
Average			+317.6%

Fethiye vs. Columbia - Cost of childcare

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pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Fethiye	Columbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY201.26	$7.50	+84.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.27	$5.27	+48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 TRY135.85	$13.94	+408.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	$50.00	-21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$15.00	+84.5%
Average			+57.8%

Fethiye vs. Columbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.9% less for clothing

	Fethiye	Columbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	$52.30	-48.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	$63.14	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	$100.00	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	$111.15	-6.7%
Average			-23.9%

Fethiye vs. Columbia - Cost of clothing

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