Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Belgium

Antwerp vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Antwerp is 45.0% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 92.5% more in Antwerp
Groceries: pay 90.2% more in Antwerp
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Antwerp
Housing: pay 34.6% more in Antwerp
Childcare: pay 42.9% more in Antwerp
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Antwerp
Clothing: pay 49.0% more in Antwerp

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

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Antwerp vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.5% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Antwerp
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$22.39 €19.93	+83.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$13.44 €11.96	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$3.60 €3.20	+107.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$3.54 €3.15	+511.8%
Average			+92.5%

Istanbul vs. Antwerp - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.2% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Antwerp
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$2.74 €2.44	+197.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$8.62 €7.67	+63.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$5.07 €4.52	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$3.71 €3.30	+53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$5.42 €4.83	+113.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.35 €1.20	+58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.08 €0.96	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.20 €1.06	+108.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.51 €1.34	+80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.10 €0.98	+255.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.87 €0.78	+204.6%
Average			+90.2%

Istanbul vs. Antwerp - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Antwerp
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$7.98 €7.10	+46.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$54.87 €48.83	-18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$27.10 €24.12	+222.5%
Average			+9.8%

Istanbul vs. Antwerp - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.6% more for housing

	Istanbul	Antwerp
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$47.40 €42.19	+193.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$1,039.02 €924.77	+4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$838.56 €746.35	+29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$156.74 €139.51	+127.6%
Average			+34.6%

Istanbul vs. Antwerp - Cost of housing

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pay 42.9% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Antwerp
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+58.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	+28.5%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Antwerp
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$5.49 €4.88	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.32 €3.85	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$12.88 €11.46	+450.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$37.30 €33.20	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$15.12 €13.45	+85.9%
Average			+19.2%

Istanbul vs. Antwerp - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.0% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Antwerp
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$111.27 €99.03	+108.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$51.94 €46.23	+31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$102.59 €91.31	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$167.83 €149.37	+75.7%
Average			+49.0%

Istanbul vs. Antwerp - Cost of clothing

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