Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 4.2% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,207
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar27,879
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,140
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,932
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,084
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,431
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,271
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,759
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,228
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,142
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,035
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,098
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,686
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,104
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,793
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,060
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,060
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar65,896,735
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar69,952
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 25.0% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar255,815
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,047,868
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar645,030
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar155,051
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar608,278
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,544,871
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,182
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,322
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,317
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar182,483
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,345
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar129,259
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar101,380
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar456,208
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar321,035
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
|
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