Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 54.5% cheaper than Kansas.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Kansas
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.43
|
$3.01
TRY97.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$3.65
TRY117.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$0.62
TRY20.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$0.22
TRY7.05
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
Kansas
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$0.39
TRY12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$2.61
TRY84.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$3.07
TRY99.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$1.40
TRY45.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
|
$1.59
TRY51.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.30
TRY9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.52
TRY16.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.31
TRY9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.42
TRY13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.22
TRY7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.19
TRY6.27
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Kansas
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$4.34
TRY140.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
|
$15.27
TRY494.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,141.43
|
$34,350.89
TRY1,111,378.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.23
|
$4.33
TRY139.93
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
Kansas
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.37
|
$8.38
TRY271.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.51
|
$218.27
TRY7,061.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$757.86
|
$144.02
TRY4,659.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.46
|
$49.50
TRY1,601.49
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Kansas
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.33
|
$165.99
TRY5,370.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,433.33
|
$3,471.33
TRY112,310.32
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$1.90
TRY61.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.55
TRY50.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$1.64
TRY52.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.31
|
$20.05
TRY648.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
|
$2.50
TRY80.86
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Kansas
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
|
$29.99
TRY970.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
|
$25.86
TRY836.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
|
$62.92
TRY2,035.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.69
|
$42.57
TRY1,377.16
|
|
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