Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 3.0 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.15
|
$9.29
TRY318.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP198.31
|
$6.97
TRY238.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.23
|
$1.25
TRY42.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.35
|
$0.54
TRY18.57
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.62
|
$0.59
TRY20.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.79
|
$4.25
TRY145.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
$4.39
TRY150.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.89
|
$2.11
TRY72.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.28
|
$2.55
TRY87.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.77
|
$0.55
TRY18.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.33
|
$0.81
TRY27.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.86
|
$0.42
TRY14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
$0.57
TRY19.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
$0.34
TRY11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.12
|
$0.26
TRY9.00
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.23
|
$4.67
TRY160.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP329.65
|
$42.99
TRY1,474.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,343,155.87
|
$43,361.37
TRY1,486,922.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.71
|
$5.14
TRY176.26
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP382.19
|
$10.90
TRY373.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,366.27
|
$766.91
TRY26,298.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,062.28
|
$488.42
TRY16,748.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP632.67
|
$43.25
TRY1,483.12
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,417.21
|
$548.23
TRY18,799.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,180.13
|
$11,216.73
TRY384,637.52
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.56
|
$3.41
TRY116.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.41
|
$2.90
TRY99.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.62
|
$1.86
TRY63.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP917.75
|
$40.11
TRY1,375.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.29
|
$6.19
TRY212.42
|
|
pay 78.7% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Istanbul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP885.50
|
$47.30
TRY1,621.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,637.49
|
$34.12
TRY1,170.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,505.56
|
$88.04
TRY3,018.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,509.82
|
$79.70
TRY2,732.95
|
|
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