Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.5 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$18.79
£15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$5.70
£4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$6.94
£5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$3.13
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$2.71
£2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$2.68
£2.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$1.67
£1.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$1.95
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$6.41
£5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$50.62
£40.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$24.01
£19.41
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$5.68
£4.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$3.84
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$74.46
£60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$9.24
£7.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Turkey
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$101.62
£82.16
|
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