Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.1 times more expensive than Istanbul.
If you lived in Canada instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.23
TRY202.02
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
TRY185.18
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
TRY35.01
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TRY13.43
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Istanbul
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
TRY20.13
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TRY134.54
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY155.79
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
TRY69.65
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
TRY73.45
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.21
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
TRY21.56
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY10.06
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
TRY12.28
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
Istanbul
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.24
TRY137.23
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.37
TRY1,308.05
|
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,354.50
TRY1,599,293.03
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.21
TRY136.50
|
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Istanbul
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.21
TRY363.23
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.05
TRY23,689.08
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.68
TRY14,247.34
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.15
TRY1,884.15
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
|
pay 84.8% more for childcare
Istanbul
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.28
TRY11,480.26
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,377.11
TRY271,453.53
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
TRY101.01
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
TRY76.99
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
TRY61.45
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.10
TRY1,104.95
|
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
TRY153.20
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Istanbul
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.54
TRY1,734.80
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
TRY1,201.78
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.72
TRY3,101.84
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.00
TRY2,624.71
|
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
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