Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 42.2% cheaper than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$65.86
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.50
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.42
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.16
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 63.2% less for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.05
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.92
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.35
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.01
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.20
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.57
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.20
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.07
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.12
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.54
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.18
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.74
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.13
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$201,859.38
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.15
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$344.27
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,323.97
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,504.98
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.34
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,540.80
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,625.62
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.38
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.32
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.42
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$299.70
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$52.88
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$355.88
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$252.95
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$700.14
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$585.89
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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