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Bodrum vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Bodrum is 58.7% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% less in Bodrum
Groceries: pay 64.1% less in Bodrum
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Bodrum
Housing: pay 77.2% less in Bodrum
Childcare: pay 75.9% less in Bodrum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.8% less in Bodrum
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Bodrum

The cost of clothing and transportation in Bodrum are more expensive than in Sydney. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Bodrum.

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Bodrum vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bodrum instead of Sydney, you would:

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pay 40.1% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Bodrum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.76	$10.16 TRY505.09	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$16.84	$8.74 TRY434.38	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.00	$1.47 TRY73.24	-47.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.15	$0.81 TRY40.41	-63.3%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 64.1% less for groceries

	Sydney	Bodrum
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.05	$1.01 TRY50.44	-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.44	$6.09 TRY302.72	+2.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.13	$3.77 TRY187.28	-41.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.90	$2.01 TRY100.01	-63.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.17	$1.57 TRY77.87	-63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.57	$0.71 TRY35.23	-60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.07	$0.86 TRY42.60	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.22	$0.40 TRY19.84	-74.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.82	$0.52 TRY25.78	-73.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.10	$0.24 TRY12.05	-83.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.52	$0.19 TRY9.61	-81.9%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Sydney	Bodrum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.68	$4.90 TRY243.65	-9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$215.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,100.95	$41,867.53 TRY2M	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.10	$11.18 TRY555.60	-31.2%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 77.2% less for housing

	Sydney	Bodrum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$79.96	$11.04 TRY548.87	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,580.82	$609.72 TRY30,305.47	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,480.32	$406.48 TRY20,203.64	-76.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$239.63	$32.12 TRY1,596.48	-80.9%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 75.9% less for childcare

	Sydney	Bodrum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,123.34	$406.48 TRY20,203.64	-81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,456.80	$8,942.58 TRY444K	-68.6%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Bodrum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.89	$4.06 TRY202.04	-46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.65	$3.54 TRY175.94	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.37	$2.24 TRY111.12	-95.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$107.09	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.76	$7.11 TRY353.56	-59.1%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Sydney	Bodrum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$111.91	$101.62 TRY5,050.91	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$99.04	$58.30 TRY2,897.96	-16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$158.46	$155.25 TRY7,716.67	+39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$189.52	$119.12 TRY5,920.79	-10.6%
Average			+7.7%

Sydney vs. Bodrum - Cost of clothing

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