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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Gaborone Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 76.3% more expensive than Gaborone.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 51.1% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 9.1 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 45.4% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Gaborone Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Gaborone	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.85 BWP148.87	$12.19 TRY603.79	+12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.79 BWP79.40	$9.35 TRY462.91	+61.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 BWP9.92	$1.73 TRY85.71	+139.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 BWP5.71	$0.58 TRY28.65	+39.1%
Average			+40.6%

Gaborone vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Gaborone	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 BWP12.02	$0.92 TRY45.58	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.16 BWP43.42	$5.28 TRY261.28	+66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 BWP75.12	$4.69 TRY231.97	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 BWP33.83	$2.41 TRY119.39	-2.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 BWP28.88	$2.54 TRY125.71	+20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 BWP10.31	$0.85 TRY42.16	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 BWP8.75	$1.03 TRY50.86	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BWP12.38	$0.57 TRY28.34	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BWP10.15	$0.84 TRY41.37	+13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 BWP7.97	$0.31 TRY15.36	-46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BWP7.25	$0.29 TRY14.17	-45.9%
Average			-3.6%

Gaborone vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.1% more for transportation

	Gaborone	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 BWP70.71	$5.43 TRY269.03	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.66 BWP406.91	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+126.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,891.73 BWP273K	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+155.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.87 BWP286.32	$8.40 TRY416.09	-59.7%
Average			+51.1%

Gaborone vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Gaborone	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.10 BWP577.61	$16.15 TRY799.42	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.36 BWP4,889.51	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+179.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.34 BWP3,036.92	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+192.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.63 BWP626.12	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	+50.9%
Average			+135.1%

Gaborone vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 9.1 times more for childcare

	Gaborone	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.13 BWP1,744.25	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+703.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,500.03 BWP34,301.86	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+940.0%
Average			+814.2%

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Gaborone	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 BWP27.29	$4.78 TRY236.49	+140.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 BWP31.83	$4.31 TRY213.63	+86.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.62 BWP49.62	$2.34 TRY115.73	-35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.58 BWP460.78	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+126.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 BWP84.36	$8.13 TRY402.53	+32.2%
Average			+70.0%

Gaborone vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.4% more for clothing

	Gaborone	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.53 BWP652.19	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.75 BWP229.75	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	+136.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.33 BWP992.46	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+38.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.36 BWP1,075.16	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+21.9%
Average			+45.4%

Gaborone vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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