Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bouvet Island instead of Turkey, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY204.19
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY198.82
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY37.18
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Turkey
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.65
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY116.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY94.60
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.78
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY82.66
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.10
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.20
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.45
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.48
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.62
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Turkey
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY147.90
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY616.41
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,349,739.69
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY213.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Turkey
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY341.52
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,086.75
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,782.17
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,420.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Turkey
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,103.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY192,629.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.80
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY74.50
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.91
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,075.70
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY144.67
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Turkey
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,483.27
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,218.27
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,619.34
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,405.43
|
?? |
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