Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 9.2% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,412.50
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.50
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.67
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.38
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,930.00
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,229.81
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.33
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.03
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.09
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.67
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.17
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.63
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.65
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.78
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$759.68
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,485.64
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,594.29
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Liberia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,625.85
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,304.20
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,558.34
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,460.75
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,561.11
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,875.07
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.50
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$707.67
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,326.85
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,834.47
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,905.85
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,164.79
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,130.57
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,328.33
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,044.47
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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