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Istanbul vs. Casablanca Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 68.7% more expensive than Casablanca.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Casablanca Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% more for restaurants

	Casablanca	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.52 MAD51.43	$10.83 TRY510.35	+96.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.28 MAD77.15	$8.42 TRY396.94	+1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MAD7.20	$1.41 TRY66.67	+83.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 MAD4.73	$0.52 TRY24.41	+2.1%
Average			+45.8%

Casablanca vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Casablanca	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 MAD6.78	$0.74 TRY34.98	+1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.16 MAD57.44	$4.71 TRY221.83	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 MAD34.56	$3.92 TRY185.01	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MAD17.91	$2.56 TRY120.78	+33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 MAD31.64	$2.81 TRY132.35	-17.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 MAD7.42	$0.70 TRY32.89	-12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MAD6.51	$1.04 TRY49.13	+49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 MAD3.79	$0.61 TRY28.98	+51.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MAD3.64	$0.66 TRY31.01	+68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD2.98	$0.31 TRY14.39	-4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.18	$0.29 TRY13.54	-16.0%
Average			+12.3%

Casablanca vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Casablanca	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.66 MAD52.74	$4.52 TRY212.87	-20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.39 MAD236.58	$51.00 TRY2,404.33	+100.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,528.87 MAD350K	$46,262.10 TRY2M	+23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.95 MAD74.06	$6.40 TRY301.68	-19.5%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Casablanca	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.39 MAD385.68	$14.42 TRY679.74	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$607.08 MAD5,657.31	$944.04 TRY44,504.45	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.60 MAD3,220.61	$600.84 TRY28,325.30	+73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.67 MAD369.67	$51.55 TRY2,430.36	+30.0%
Average			+23.6%

Casablanca vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Casablanca	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$187.03 MAD1,742.91	$1,054.93 TRY49,732.21	+464.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,304.44 MAD49,431.13	$18,729.11 TRY883K	+253.1%
Average			+358.6%

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Casablanca	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.59 MAD33.43	$3.61 TRY170.12	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 MAD22.29	$3.73 TRY175.77	+55.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MAD41.14	$2.17 TRY102.07	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.32 MAD282.55	$60.55 TRY2,854.42	+99.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.83 MAD82.29	$7.94 TRY374.26	-10.1%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Casablanca	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.90 MAD614.08	$55.12 TRY2,598.62	-16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.44 MAD470.07	$46.04 TRY2,170.62	-8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.44 MAD991.87	$112.25 TRY5,291.56	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.00 MAD773.44	$100.05 TRY4,716.72	+20.5%
Average			+0.2%

Casablanca vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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