Cost of living comparison
Greece is 49.7% more expensive than Istanbul.
If you lived in Greece instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 73.3% more for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.23
TRY202.02
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
TRY185.18
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
TRY35.01
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TRY13.43
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 50.4% more for groceries
Istanbul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
TRY20.13
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TRY134.54
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY155.79
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
TRY69.65
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
TRY73.45
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.21
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
TRY21.56
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY10.06
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
TRY12.28
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Istanbul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.24
TRY137.23
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.37
TRY1,308.05
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,354.50
TRY1,599,293.03
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.21
TRY136.50
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 86.8% more for housing
Istanbul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.21
TRY363.23
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.05
TRY23,689.08
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.68
TRY14,247.34
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.15
TRY1,884.15
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 11.7% less for childcare
Istanbul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.28
TRY11,480.26
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,377.11
TRY271,453.53
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
TRY101.01
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
TRY76.99
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
TRY61.45
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.10
TRY1,104.95
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
TRY153.20
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Istanbul
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.54
TRY1,734.80
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
TRY1,201.78
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.72
TRY3,101.84
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.00
TRY2,624.71
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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