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Bolzano-Bozen vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Bolzano-Bozen is 28.3% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Groceries: pay 77.7% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Housing: pay 28.5% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Childcare: pay 61.7% less in Bolzano-Bozen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Bolzano-Bozen
Clothing: pay 50.6% more in Bolzano-Bozen

The cost of groceries, restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bolzano-Bozen are more expensive than in Istanbul. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Bolzano-Bozen.

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Bolzano-Bozen vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bolzano-Bozen instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 61.6% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Bolzano-Bozen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$17.07 €15.31	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$13.44 €12.05	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$3.36 €3.01	+94.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$2.24 €2.01	+287.0%
Average			+61.6%

Istanbul vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.7% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Bolzano-Bozen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$3.31 €2.97	+260.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$6.58 €5.90	+24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$6.99 €6.27	+49.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$5.52 €4.95	+128.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$4.61 €4.14	+81.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$0.97 €0.87	+14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$0.87 €0.78	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$1.20 €1.07	+109.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$1.17 €1.05	+39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$0.85 €0.76	+172.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$0.74 €0.67	+159.7%
Average			+77.7%

Istanbul vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Bolzano-Bozen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$8.06 €7.23	+48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	$49.83 €44.70	-25.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$36,317.50 €32,582.25	-28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	$21.27 €19.09	+153.2%
Average			+5.8%

Istanbul vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.5% more for housing

	Istanbul	Bolzano-Bozen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$27.99 €25.11	+73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$953.73 €855.64	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	$860.52 €772.01	+32.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$160.79 €144.25	+133.5%
Average			+28.5%

Istanbul vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of housing

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pay 61.7% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Bolzano-Bozen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$578.53 €519.03	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$6,718.41 €6,027.42	-74.2%
Average			-61.7%

Istanbul vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Bolzano-Bozen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$5.60 €5.02	+17.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$2.58 €2.31	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$7.84 €7.03	+235.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	$67.18 €60.27	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$12.32 €11.05	+51.5%
Average			+13.0%

Istanbul vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Bolzano-Bozen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$95.18 €85.39	+78.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$44.79 €40.18	+13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$148.36 €133.11	+48.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$164.23 €147.34	+71.9%
Average			+50.6%

Istanbul vs. Bolzano-Bozen - Cost of clothing

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