Cost of living comparison
Valparaiso is 54.9% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Valparaiso instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 90.5% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Valparaiso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
$8.20
CLF0.2800
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
$4.60
CLF0.1600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
$0.68
CLF0.0200
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
$0.72
CLF0.0200
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$0.61
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 59.2% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
$54.67
CLF1.8500
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
$15,280.24
CLF516.3700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
Turkey
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
$437.36
CLF14.7800
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
$382.69
CLF12.9300
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
$108.95
CLF3.6800
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
$5,466.99
CLF184.7500
|
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
$2.84
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
$5.08
CLF0.1700
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
$24.05
CLF0.8100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Valparaiso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
$48.11
CLF1.6300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
$62.87
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
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