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Valparaiso vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 11.8% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.0% more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 48.4% more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 15.3% less in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 42.3% less in Valparaiso

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

Valparaiso vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Valparaiso instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 32.0% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY309.17	$9.38 CLF0.2200	+29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.40	$8.04 CLF0.1900	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.06	$1.17 CLF0.0300	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.89	$0.87 CLF0.0200	+94.8%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Turkey	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.45	$1.54 CLF0.0400	+130.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY191.12	$5.09 CLF0.1200	+13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.83	$4.49 CLF0.1100	+30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.58	$3.98 CLF0.0900	+105.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.73	$2.97 CLF0.0700	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.30	$0.78 CLF0.0200	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.63	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.44	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.35	$0.63 CLF0.0100	+5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.39	$0.52 CLF0.0100	+78.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.52	$0.58 CLF0.0100	+135.7%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Turkey	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.87	$5.07 CLF0.1200	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,233.55	$52.10 CLF1.2200	+79.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,042,034.70	$14,562.90 CLF342.0400	-69.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.34	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-16.3%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 48.4% more for housing

	Turkey	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.63	$21.60 CLF0.5100	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,907.50	$470.86 CLF11.0600	-8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,826.58	$419.72 CLF9.8600	+20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,991.51	$104.95 CLF2.4700	+124.1%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 15.3% less for childcare

	Turkey	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,260.75	$428.05 CLF10.0500	-18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,752.56	$8,857.58 CLF208.0400	-12.4%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.59	$3.13 CLF0.0700	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.28	$2.78 CLF0.0700	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.42	$4.43 CLF0.1000	+110.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,240.27	$21.88 CLF0.5100	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.78	$5.21 CLF0.1200	-8.4%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 42.3% less for clothing

	Turkey	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,993.97	$31.26 CLF0.7300	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,849.51	$20.84 CLF0.4900	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,326.23	$59.40 CLF1.4000	-41.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,612.06	$48.98 CLF1.1500	-42.3%
Average			-42.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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