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Istanbul vs. Bodrum Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 31.9% more expensive than Bodrum.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 67.6% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 34.5% less in Istanbul

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

Istanbul vs. Bodrum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% more for restaurants

	Bodrum	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY505.09	$12.19 TRY606.11	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 TRY434.38	$9.35 TRY464.68	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 TRY73.24	$1.73 TRY86.04	+17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TRY40.41	$0.58 TRY28.76	-28.8%
Average			+9.2%

Bodrum vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	Bodrum	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 TRY50.44	$0.92 TRY45.76	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 TRY302.72	$5.28 TRY262.29	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 TRY187.28	$4.69 TRY232.86	+24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 TRY100.01	$2.41 TRY119.84	+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.57 TRY77.87	$2.54 TRY126.19	+62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 TRY35.23	$0.85 TRY42.32	+20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.60	$1.03 TRY51.06	+19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 TRY19.84	$0.57 TRY28.45	+43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 TRY25.78	$0.84 TRY41.53	+61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 TRY12.05	$0.31 TRY15.42	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.61	$0.29 TRY14.22	+48.0%
Average			+25.3%

Bodrum vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Bodrum	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 TRY243.65	$5.43 TRY270.07	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.03 TRY3,331.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,867.53 TRY2M	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+21.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 TRY555.60	$8.40 TRY417.69	-24.8%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 67.6% more for housing

	Bodrum	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.04 TRY548.87	$16.15 TRY802.49	+46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.72 TRY30,305.47	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	+63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$406.48 TRY20,203.64	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.12 TRY1,596.48	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	+114.4%
Average			+67.6%

Bodrum vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Bodrum	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$406.48 TRY20,203.64	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	+151.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,942.58 TRY444K	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+190.7%
Average			+170.3%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bodrum	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.06 TRY202.04	$4.78 TRY237.39	+17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY175.94	$4.31 TRY214.45	+21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY111.12	$2.34 TRY116.17	+4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$76.22 TRY3,788.18
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.11 TRY353.56	$8.13 TRY404.07	+14.3%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

	Bodrum	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.62 TRY5,050.91	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	-47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.30 TRY2,897.96	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	-32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.25 TRY7,716.67	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	-35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.12 TRY5,920.79	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	-19.8%
Average			-34.5%

Bodrum vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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