Cost of living comparison

Latvia

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Turkey

Antalya vs. Jelgava Cost of Living Summary

Antalya is 13.0% more expensive than Jelgava.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% more in Antalya
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Antalya
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Antalya
Housing: pay 44.7% more in Antalya
Childcare: pay 98.8% more in Antalya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% less in Antalya
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Antalya

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

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Antalya vs. Jelgava Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antalya instead of Jelgava, you would:

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pay 18.7% more for restaurants

	Jelgava	Antalya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.84 €6.98	$10.16 TRY503.16	+29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$9.15 TRY452.84	+38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.94 TRY96.23	+20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.54 TRY26.70	-54.2%
Average			+18.7%

Jelgava vs. Antalya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Jelgava	Antalya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 €0.80	$1.03 TRY50.82	+14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$4.64 TRY229.88	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$3.95 TRY195.80	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 €2.76	$2.52 TRY124.78	-18.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 €2.22	$2.23 TRY110.49	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.78 TRY38.41	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.84 TRY41.46	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.45 TRY22.26	-60.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$0.66 TRY32.58	-52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.28 TRY14.09	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.27 TRY13.23	-36.5%
Average			-22.8%

Jelgava vs. Antalya - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Jelgava	Antalya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$5.26 TRY260.24	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.99 €24.92	$24.39 TRY1,207.58	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,394.71 €19,932.10	$42,639.85 TRY2M	+90.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$7.11 TRY352.21	-37.7%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 44.7% more for housing

	Jelgava	Antalya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.93 €13.28	$15.39 TRY761.98	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.72 €289.02	$612.88 TRY30,345.79	+88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.54 €229.22	$488.10 TRY24,167.44	+89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.28 €127.53	$55.76 TRY2,761.09	-61.1%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 98.8% more for childcare

	Jelgava	Antalya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.95 €199.32	$697.11 TRY34,516.76	+211.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,332.62 €12,756.54	$18,205.26 TRY901K	+27.0%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jelgava	Antalya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$3.05 TRY150.95	-31.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 €2.92	$4.17 TRY206.63	+27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$2.34 TRY115.73	-65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.19 €41.11	$55.77 TRY2,761.59	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$7.11 TRY352.21	-33.8%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Jelgava	Antalya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.39 €44.85	$45.73 TRY2,264.22	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 €19.43	$32.26 TRY1,597.53	+47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.99 €49.83	$92.47 TRY4,578.76	+65.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$78.39 TRY3,881.52	-30.0%
Average			+11.6%

Jelgava vs. Antalya - Cost of clothing

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