Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Paraguay

Ciudad Del Este vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Del Este is 46.6% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 42.1% less in Ciudad Del Este
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Ciudad Del Este
Transportation: pay 36.1% less in Ciudad Del Este
Housing: pay 58.4% less in Ciudad Del Este
Childcare: pay 88.6% less in Ciudad Del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% less in Ciudad Del Este
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Ciudad Del Este

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ciudad Del Este.

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Ciudad Del Este vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Del Este instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 42.1% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	Ciudad Del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$6.00 PYG37,571	-50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$5.83 PYG36,498	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$0.94 PYG5,904	-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$0.57 PYG3,578	-1.3%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Istanbul	Ciudad Del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$1.48 PYG9,238	+60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$4.57 PYG28,626	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$4.22 PYG26,413	-10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$2.19 PYG13,740	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$1.71 PYG10,688	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$0.93 PYG5,843	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$0.57 PYG3,582	-44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$0.43 PYG2,678	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$0.56 PYG3,490	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$0.40 PYG2,516	+29.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$0.43 PYG2,666	+48.8%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 36.1% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Ciudad Del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$4.59 PYG28,729	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$17,138.81 PYG107M	-66.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	$13.81 PYG86,521	+64.4%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 58.4% less for housing

	Istanbul	Ciudad Del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$18.85 PYG118K	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$342.78 PYG2M	-65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	$257.08 PYG2M	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$38.14 PYG239K	-44.6%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 88.6% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Ciudad Del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$183.39 PYG1M	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$1,885.27 PYG12M	-92.7%
Average			-88.6%

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pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Ciudad Del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$1.03 PYG6,441	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$2.29 PYG14,313	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$1.37 PYG8,588	-41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	$29.42 PYG184K	-61.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$6.00 PYG37,571	-26.2%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Ciudad Del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$63.41 PYG397K	+18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$32.55 PYG204K	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$96.88 PYG607K	-3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$54.84 PYG344K	-42.6%
Average			-14.1%

Istanbul vs. Ciudad Del Este - Cost of clothing

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