Cost of living comparison
Antalya is 11.6% cheaper than Istanbul.
If you lived in Antalya instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Antalya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.29
TRY301.09
|
$9.29
TRY301.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
TRY225.82
|
$7.74
TRY250.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
TRY40.50
|
$1.25
TRY40.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TRY17.54
|
$0.50
TRY16.11
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Istanbul
|
Antalya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
TRY19.18
|
$0.74
TRY23.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
TRY137.79
|
$3.98
TRY128.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
TRY142.33
|
$3.56
TRY115.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
TRY68.29
|
$1.56
TRY50.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
TRY82.58
|
$2.50
TRY81.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
TRY17.72
|
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
TRY26.38
|
$0.61
TRY19.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.59
|
$0.39
TRY12.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
TRY18.60
|
$0.38
TRY12.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TRY11.07
|
$0.29
TRY9.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.50
|
$0.19
TRY6.24
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Istanbul
|
Antalya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
TRY151.43
|
$4.63
TRY150.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.99
TRY1,393.05
|
$13.16
TRY426.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,361.37
TRY1,405,090.71
|
$41,741.52
TRY1,352,600.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.14
TRY166.56
|
$7.02
TRY227.32
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Istanbul
|
Antalya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.90
TRY353.20
|
$10.50
TRY340.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.91
TRY24,851.01
|
$644.07
TRY20,870.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.42
TRY15,826.77
|
$508.63
TRY16,481.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.25
TRY1,401.50
|
$54.54
TRY1,767.31
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Istanbul
|
Antalya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$548.23
TRY17,764.94
|
$326.81
TRY10,590.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,216.73
TRY363,469.31
|
$5,232.32
TRY169,549.18
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Antalya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.41
TRY110.40
|
$2.32
TRY75.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
TRY93.98
|
$2.76
TRY89.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TRY60.22
|
$1.70
TRY55.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.11
TRY1,299.75
|
$32.96
TRY1,068.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
TRY200.73
|
$4.65
TRY150.55
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Istanbul
|
Antalya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.30
TRY1,532.69
|
$40.78
TRY1,321.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.12
TRY1,105.63
|
$35.62
TRY1,154.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
TRY2,852.78
|
$92.07
TRY2,983.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.70
TRY2,582.55
|
$94.64
TRY3,066.67
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Antalya or Istanbul. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.