Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Turkey

Istanbul vs. Eger Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 24.7% more expensive than Eger.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 26.0% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 43.1% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Eger Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.4% more for restaurants

	Eger	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.18 HUF2,967.84	$12.19 TRY603.79	+32.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.73 HUF2,176.42	$9.35 TRY462.91	+38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 HUF346.25	$1.73 TRY85.71	+61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 HUF222.59	$0.58 TRY28.65	-16.0%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Eger	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 HUF429.35	$0.92 TRY45.58	-30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 HUF1,585.82	$5.28 TRY261.28	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 HUF1,467.14	$4.69 TRY231.97	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 HUF1,163.89	$2.41 TRY119.39	-33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.91 HUF939.53	$2.54 TRY125.71	-12.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 HUF325.16	$0.85 TRY42.16	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 HUF323.47	$1.03 TRY50.86	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 HUF296.16	$0.57 TRY28.34	-37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 HUF499.82	$0.84 TRY41.37	-46.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 HUF147.74	$0.31 TRY15.36	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 HUF157.06	$0.29 TRY14.17	-41.1%
Average			-23.4%

Eger vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% more for transportation

	Eger	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.01 HUF2,267.23	$5.43 TRY269.03	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.60 HUF9,892.80	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+119.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,538.65 HUF9M	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+84.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.24 HUF4,926.61	$8.40 TRY416.09	-44.9%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 43.1% more for housing

	Eger	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.04 HUF6,479.78	$16.15 TRY799.42	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$530.37 HUF171K	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.38 HUF138K	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.16 HUF30,764.67	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	-27.6%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Eger	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.53 HUF80,351.52	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+311.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,731.67 HUF2M	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+286.2%
Average			+298.5%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Eger	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.29 HUF741.96	$4.78 TRY236.49	+108.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 HUF788.13	$4.31 TRY213.63	+77.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.96 HUF2,572.13	$2.34 TRY115.73	-70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.44 HUF23,742.72	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 HUF2,769.98	$8.13 TRY402.53	-5.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Eger	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.64 HUF27,040.32	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.52 HUF8,573.76	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	+49.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.39 HUF24,699.02	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.58 HUF26,051.04	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+18.6%
Average			+10.2%

Eger vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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