Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 3.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
$6.23
TRY202.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
$5.71
TRY185.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
$1.08
TRY35.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
$0.41
TRY13.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
$0.62
TRY20.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
$4.15
TRY134.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
$4.81
TRY155.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
$2.15
TRY69.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
$2.27
TRY73.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
$0.47
TRY15.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
$0.67
TRY21.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
$0.31
TRY10.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
$0.38
TRY12.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
$4.24
TRY137.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
$40.37
TRY1,308.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
$49,354.50
TRY1,599,293.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
$4.21
TRY136.50
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
$11.21
TRY363.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
$731.05
TRY23,689.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
$439.68
TRY14,247.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
$58.15
TRY1,884.15
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
$354.28
TRY11,480.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
$8,377.11
TRY271,453.53
|
|
pay 88.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
$3.12
TRY101.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
$2.38
TRY76.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
$1.90
TRY61.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
$34.10
TRY1,104.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
$4.73
TRY153.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
$53.54
TRY1,734.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
$37.09
TRY1,201.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
$95.72
TRY3,101.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
$81.00
TRY2,624.71
|
|
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