Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 58.6% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$3.01
₺97.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.62
₺20.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.22
₺7.09
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$2.61
₺85.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$3.07
₺99.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$1.59
₺51.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.52
₺16.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.31
₺9.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.42
₺13.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.34
₺140.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$15.27
₺496.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$4.33
₺140.60
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
Iowa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$1.90
₺61.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$1.55
₺50.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$20.05
₺651.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$2.50
₺81.25
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
|
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