Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 56.8% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Turkey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.74
|
$3.01
₺96.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.69
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.62
₺19.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.22
₺6.98
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.18
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.53
|
$2.61
₺83.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.06
|
$3.07
₺98.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.33
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$1.59
₺50.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.30
₺9.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.52
₺16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.31
₺9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.07
|
$0.42
₺13.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.22
₺7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.19
₺6.20
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.50
|
$4.34
₺138.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.54
|
$15.27
₺488.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,728.60
|
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.62
|
$4.33
₺138.43
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.09
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£865.24
|
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£720.80
|
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.05
|
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£665.36
|
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,046.45
|
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$1.90
₺60.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.87
|
$1.55
₺49.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.06
|
$20.05
₺641.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.89
|
$2.50
₺80.00
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£38.94
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£27.99
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.06
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.06
|
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
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