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Istanbul vs. Angeles Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 2.5 times more expensive than Angeles.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 56.7% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 82.5% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.7% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Istanbul

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Istanbul are more expensive than in Angeles. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Istanbul.

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Istanbul vs. Angeles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Angeles, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Angeles	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 ₱158.53	$10.83 TRY508.64	+319.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.83 ₱173.86	$8.42 TRY395.61	+197.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₱53.90	$1.41 TRY66.45	+61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 ₱23.78	$0.52 TRY24.33	+33.8%
Average			+153.0%

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Angeles	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ₱87.90	$0.74 TRY34.86	-48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 ₱277.43	$4.71 TRY221.09	+4.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 ₱379.40	$3.92 TRY184.39	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.85 ₱113.61	$2.56 TRY120.37	+38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 ₱112.47	$2.81 TRY131.90	+53.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱91.08	$0.70 TRY32.78	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱39.98	$1.04 TRY48.97	+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 ₱102.23	$0.61 TRY28.89	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱44.68	$0.66 TRY30.90	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₱73.11	$0.31 TRY14.34	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.53 ₱94.08	$0.29 TRY13.50	-81.2%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 56.7% more for transportation

	Angeles	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱253.09	$4.52 TRY212.16	+9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$51.00 TRY2,396.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,395.14 ₱2M	$46,262.10 TRY2M	+17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.63 ₱161.70	$6.40 TRY300.66	+143.1%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 82.5% more for housing

	Angeles	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.25 ₱1,919.65	$14.42 TRY677.46	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.59 ₱20,433.05	$944.04 TRY44,355.29	+183.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.03 ₱10,568.82	$600.84 TRY28,230.37	+249.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.23 ₱6,219.29	$51.55 TRY2,422.22	-49.1%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Angeles	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.75 ₱5,636.70	$1,054.93 TRY49,565.53	+1049.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,167.97 ₱440K	$18,729.11 TRY880K	+161.3%
Average			+605.5%

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pay 85.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Angeles	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱73.98	$3.61 TRY169.55	+199.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 ₱121.54	$3.73 TRY175.18	+88.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 ₱174.39	$2.17 TRY101.73	-23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.82 ₱1,770.28	$60.55 TRY2,844.85	+110.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.16 ₱317.06	$7.94 TRY373.00	+53.8%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Angeles	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.69 ₱2,008.08	$55.12 TRY2,589.91	+68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.66 ₱1,514.86	$46.04 TRY2,163.35	+86.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.95 ₱4,051.38	$112.25 TRY5,273.83	+70.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.76 ₱5,760.01	$100.05 TRY4,700.91	+6.7%
Average			+58.0%

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