Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.9 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 91.0% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 45.3% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 77.9% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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