Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 56.6% cheaper than Guam.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Guam, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Guam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.25
|
$6.24
TRY201.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
|
$6.07
TRY195.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.14
TRY36.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 76.3% less for groceries
Guam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.50
|
$0.69
TRY22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.94
|
$3.56
TRY114.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.91
|
$2.89
TRY93.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
|
$1.43
TRY46.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
|
$2.52
TRY81.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.43
TRY13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.59
TRY18.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.37
|
$0.35
TRY11.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Guam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
|
$4.52
TRY145.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.83
TRY607.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,937.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.93
|
$6.53
TRY210.69
|
|
pay 80.3% less for housing
Guam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.96
|
$10.43
TRY336.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,624.33
|
$399.75
TRY12,894.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,439.50
|
$359.90
TRY11,609.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$245.97
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.84
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Guam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.83
|
$278.07
TRY8,969.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,733.33
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,803.42
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.54
|
$2.38
TRY76.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.20
|
$2.28
TRY73.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.97
|
$1.80
TRY58.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.62
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$4.42
TRY142.55
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Guam
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.50
|
$45.31
TRY1,461.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.12
|
$37.21
TRY1,200.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
|
$80.01
TRY2,580.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.69
|
$73.48
TRY2,370.14
|
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