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Cape Girardeau vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Cape Girardeau is 17.7% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% more in Cape Girardeau
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Cape Girardeau
Transportation: pay 41.8% less in Cape Girardeau
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Cape Girardeau
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Cape Girardeau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Cape Girardeau
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Cape Girardeau

The cost of groceries, housing, and restaurants in Cape Girardeau are more expensive than in Istanbul. Expenses including transportation, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cape Girardeau. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Cape Girardeau.

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Cape Girardeau vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cape Girardeau instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 24.6% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Cape Girardeau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$17.50	+43.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$7.00	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$2.67	+54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$1.83	+216.8%
Average			+24.6%

Istanbul vs. Cape Girardeau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Cape Girardeau
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$2.20	+139.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$7.72	+46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$3.83	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$3.00	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$8.33	+228.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$1.50	+76.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$0.90	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$5.13	+796.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$4.00	+378.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$0.99	+219.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$2.80	+877.4%
Average			+150.2%

Istanbul vs. Cape Girardeau - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.8% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Cape Girardeau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$3.13	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$30,000.00	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	??
Average			-41.8%

Istanbul vs. Cape Girardeau - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Istanbul	Cape Girardeau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$81.33	+403.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$789.75	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	$862.50	+33.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$152.94	+122.1%
Average			+24.8%

Istanbul vs. Cape Girardeau - Cost of housing

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Cape Girardeau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$828.33	-18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	??
Average			-18.9%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Cape Girardeau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$3.00	-37.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$6.00	+39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$7.50	+220.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	$20.00	-73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$15.00	+84.5%
Average			-8.8%

Istanbul vs. Cape Girardeau - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Cape Girardeau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$45.00	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$40.00	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$85.00	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$40.00	-58.1%
Average			-25.8%

Istanbul vs. Cape Girardeau - Cost of clothing

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