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Italy

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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Caserta Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 0.4% cheaper than Caserta.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 48.8% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 17.0% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 20.2% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Istanbul

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Istanbul are more expensive than in Caserta. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Istanbul. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Istanbul.

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Istanbul vs. Caserta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Caserta	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$12.19 TRY603.79	-27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$9.35 TRY462.91	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.35 €2.09	$1.73 TRY85.71	-26.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 €1.10	$0.58 TRY28.65	-53.0%
Average			-25.6%

Caserta vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.8% less for groceries

	Caserta	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 €1.44	$0.92 TRY45.58	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.58 €5.86	$5.28 TRY261.28	-19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.65 €5.92	$4.69 TRY231.97	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 €3.84	$2.41 TRY119.39	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.71 €5.09	$2.54 TRY125.71	-55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.32	$0.85 TRY42.16	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.30	$1.03 TRY50.86	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.34	$0.57 TRY28.34	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$0.84 TRY41.37	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$0.31 TRY15.36	-70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.29 TRY14.17	-66.9%
Average			-48.8%

Caserta vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.0% more for transportation

	Caserta	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.58 €6.75	$5.43 TRY269.03	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+71.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 €29,898.15	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.40 TRY416.09
Average			+17.0%

Caserta vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.2% more for housing

	Caserta	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.54 €28.07	$16.15 TRY799.42	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.05 €558.10	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$475.89 €423.56	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.72 €112.78	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	-45.6%
Average			+20.2%

Caserta vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Caserta	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.33 €269.08	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+237.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$25,999.20 TRY1M
Average			+237.9%

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pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Caserta	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$4.78 TRY236.49	-14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 €1.79	$4.31 TRY213.63	+114.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$2.34 TRY115.73	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.31 €35.88	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+89.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$8.13 TRY402.53	-27.4%
Average			+9.0%

Caserta vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Caserta	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.45 €56.47	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.99 €24.92	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	+41.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.90 €84.46	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.18 €84.71	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+0.4%
Average			+5.9%

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