Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 28.7% more expensive than Antalya.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Antalya, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
Antalya
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$6.23
TRY202.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
$5.71
TRY185.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
TRY27.83
|
$1.08
TRY35.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TRY10.87
|
$0.41
TRY13.45
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Antalya
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.47
|
$0.62
TRY20.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
TRY112.23
|
$4.15
TRY134.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
TRY132.46
|
$4.81
TRY155.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
TRY57.97
|
$2.15
TRY69.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
TRY67.11
|
$2.27
TRY73.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
TRY12.40
|
$0.47
TRY15.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
TRY17.26
|
$0.67
TRY21.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TRY10.86
|
$0.43
TRY13.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.97
|
$0.59
TRY19.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.09
|
$0.31
TRY10.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TRY7.89
|
$0.38
TRY12.29
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Antalya
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
TRY150.22
|
$4.24
TRY137.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.78
TRY674.11
|
$40.37
TRY1,309.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,366.47
TRY1,179,699.23
|
$49,354.50
TRY1,601,020.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.51
TRY178.64
|
$4.21
TRY136.64
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Antalya
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.72
TRY315.37
|
$11.21
TRY363.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$713.61
TRY23,148.98
|
$731.05
TRY23,714.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$496.02
TRY16,090.33
|
$439.68
TRY14,262.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.47
TRY1,864.41
|
$58.15
TRY1,886.19
|
|
pay 68.7% more for childcare
Antalya
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.13
TRY7,432.92
|
$354.28
TRY11,492.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.64
TRY148,754.60
|
$8,377.11
TRY271,746.72
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Antalya
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
TRY91.01
|
$3.12
TRY101.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
TRY66.11
|
$2.38
TRY77.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
TRY57.30
|
$1.90
TRY61.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.80
TRY804.46
|
$34.10
TRY1,106.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.99
TRY96.90
|
$4.73
TRY153.36
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
Antalya
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.19
TRY1,238.82
|
$53.54
TRY1,736.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.39
TRY985.81
|
$37.09
TRY1,203.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.69
TRY2,422.73
|
$95.72
TRY3,105.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.90
TRY1,813.23
|
$81.00
TRY2,627.55
|
|
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