Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Albania

Sarande vs. Fethiye Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 3.5% more expensive than Fethiye.

Restaurants: pay 1.0% less in Sarande
Groceries: pay 33.8% more in Sarande
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 5.5% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 22.8% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% more in Sarande
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Sarande

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

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Sarande vs. Fethiye Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.0% less for restaurants

	Fethiye	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.42 TRY515.74	$9.77 ALL794	-6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 TRY503.16	$10.99 ALL893	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 TRY111.01	$2.38 ALL193	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 TRY65.75	$1.15 ALL93	-13.8%
Average			-1.0%

Fethiye vs. Sarande - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.8% more for groceries

	Fethiye	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 TRY80.94	$1.18 ALL96	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.81 TRY337.07	$6.45 ALL524	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 TRY194.66	$8.47 ALL688	+115.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TRY112.71	$3.77 ALL306	+65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 TRY130.93	$4.12 ALL335	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.09	$0.89 ALL72	+25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 TRY53.35	$1.12 ALL91	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 TRY31.38	$0.92 ALL75	+45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 TRY27.81	$0.84 ALL68	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY18.26	$0.47 ALL38	+26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 TRY15.85	$0.58 ALL47	+80.5%
Average			+33.8%

Fethiye vs. Sarande - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Fethiye	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 TRY284.59	$8.32 ALL676	+44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.39 ALL1,819
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,793.91 TRY2M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.21 TRY654.11	$32.98 ALL2,678	+149.6%
Average			+14.7%

Fethiye vs. Sarande - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5% less for housing

	Fethiye	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.37 TRY1,157.27	$19.91 ALL1,617	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.23 TRY36,701.11	$848.28 ALL68,894	+14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$537.46 TRY26,611.59	$380.02 ALL30,864	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.06 TRY2,924.25	$74.95 ALL6,088	+26.9%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 22.8% less for childcare

	Fethiye	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.10 TRY25,158.02	$299.78 ALL24,347	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,879.32 TRY390K	$7,964.27 ALL647K	+1.1%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Fethiye	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY201.26	$3.54 ALL288	-12.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.27	$2.19 ALL178	-38.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 TRY135.85	$4.76 ALL387	+73.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.02 TRY3,169.91	$88.90 ALL7,220	+38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$9.77 ALL794	+20.2%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Fethiye	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,031.60	$69.87 ALL5,675	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,886.88	$47.44 ALL3,853	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,687.17	$122.26 ALL9,930	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,898.16	$115.33 ALL9,367	-3.2%
Average			-19.2%

Fethiye vs. Sarande - Cost of clothing

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