Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 31.1% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.83
|
$3.01
₺96.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.31
|
$3.65
₺116.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.37
|
$0.62
₺19.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.18
|
$0.22
₺6.98
|
|
pay 70.4% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.09
|
$0.39
₺12.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$72.82
|
$2.61
₺83.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$84.82
|
$3.07
₺98.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.72
|
$1.40
₺44.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.03
|
$1.59
₺50.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.78
|
$0.30
₺9.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.62
|
$0.52
₺16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.10
|
$0.31
₺9.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.28
|
$0.42
₺13.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.09
|
$0.22
₺7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.32
|
$0.19
₺6.20
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.76
|
$4.34
₺138.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.27
₺488.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,350.89
₺1,099,479.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.33
₺138.43
|
|
pay 80.3% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,073,882.44
|
$8.38
₺268.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,922.61
|
$218.27
₺6,986.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,601.59
|
$144.02
₺4,609.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$49.50
₺1,584.35
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$165.99
₺5,312.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,554.12
|
$3,471.33
₺111,107.87
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.19
|
$1.90
₺60.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$33.95
|
$1.55
₺49.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.59
|
$1.64
₺52.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$509.24
|
$20.05
₺641.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.65
|
$2.50
₺80.00
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.23
|
$29.99
₺959.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.11
|
$25.86
₺827.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$967.55
|
$62.92
₺2,013.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,018.47
|
$42.57
₺1,362.42
|
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