Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 31.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Austria, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.04
|
$6.23
TRY202.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.71
TRY185.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$1.08
TRY35.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.41
TRY13.43
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.62
TRY20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.77
|
$4.15
TRY134.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$4.81
TRY155.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$2.15
TRY69.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.91
|
$2.27
TRY73.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.47
TRY15.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.67
TRY21.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.31
TRY10.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.38
TRY12.28
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$4.24
TRY137.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.64
|
$40.37
TRY1,308.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
$49,354.50
TRY1,599,293.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.38
|
$4.21
TRY136.50
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Austria
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
$11.21
TRY363.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€689.67
|
$731.05
TRY23,689.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€576.98
|
$439.68
TRY14,247.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
$58.15
TRY1,884.15
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
Austria
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.49
|
$354.28
TRY11,480.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
$8,377.11
TRY271,453.53
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.12
TRY101.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$2.38
TRY76.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
$1.90
TRY61.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.56
|
$34.10
TRY1,104.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.84
|
$4.73
TRY153.20
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
$53.54
TRY1,734.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
$37.09
TRY1,201.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
$95.72
TRY3,101.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.54
|
$81.00
TRY2,624.71
|
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