Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 15.9% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
C$171.92
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
C$30.29
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
C$31.79
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
C$64.29
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
C$145.48
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
C$87.40
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
C$95.52
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
C$19.41
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
C$51.29
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
C$22.88
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
C$29.42
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
C$28.43
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
C$175.11
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
C$258.72
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
C$256.73
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 12.8% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
C$76.55
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
C$81.02
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
C$188.55
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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