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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 9.9% more expensive than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 60.5% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 52.9% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 35.7% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% more for restaurants

	Incheon	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 ₩8,167	$12.19 TRY611.44	+103.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 ₩9,161	$9.35 TRY468.77	+39.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,138	$1.73 TRY86.80	+10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩823	$0.58 TRY29.01	-4.1%
Average			+55.5%

Incheon vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.5% less for groceries

	Incheon	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,224	$0.92 TRY46.16	-70.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 ₩10,688	$5.28 TRY264.59	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ₩10,629	$4.69 TRY234.91	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ₩4,484	$2.41 TRY120.90	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ₩4,848	$2.54 TRY127.30	-28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.44 ₩4,694	$0.85 TRY42.69	-75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 ₩2,001	$1.03 TRY51.51	-30.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.59 ₩3,537	$0.57 TRY28.70	-77.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 ₩3,864	$0.84 TRY41.89	-70.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,155	$0.31 TRY15.56	-80.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 ₩1,501	$0.29 TRY14.35	-74.0%
Average			-60.5%

Incheon vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.9% more for transportation

	Incheon	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 ₩7,111	$5.43 TRY272.44	+4.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.95 ₩34,029	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	+168.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩40M	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+72.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.51 ₩11,604	$8.40 TRY421.37	-1.2%
Average			+52.9%

Incheon vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.7% more for housing

	Incheon	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 ₩28,392	$16.15 TRY809.55	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.24 ₩819K	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	+66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.39 ₩482K	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	+83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.90 ₩219K	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	-57.2%
Average			+35.7%

Incheon vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Incheon	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.42 ₩408K	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	+241.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,766.42 ₩24M	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+46.3%
Average			+123.5%

Incheon vs. Istanbul - Cost of childcare

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 ₩4,723	$4.78 TRY239.48	+37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,988	$4.31 TRY216.34	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,581	$2.34 TRY117.19	-30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 ₩45,582	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	+128.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩15,269	$8.13 TRY407.63	-27.4%
Average			+20.6%

Incheon vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Incheon	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 ₩78,937	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	-7.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 ₩44,695	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	+20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.99 ₩95,451	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	+42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.45 ₩112K	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	+15.9%
Average			+16.5%

Incheon vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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