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Turkey

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United States

College Park vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

College Park is 72.0% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in College Park
Groceries: pay 94.9% more in College Park
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in College Park
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in College Park
Childcare: pay 95.8% more in College Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in College Park
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in College Park

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

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College Park vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in College Park instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	College Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$16.00	+31.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$10.00	+7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$2.70	+55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$1.75	+202.4%
Average			+35.1%

Istanbul vs. College Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.9% more for groceries

	Istanbul	College Park
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$2.56	+178.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$3.14	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$3.35	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$2.03	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$3.00	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$2.99	+250.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.58	-43.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$3.33	+482.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$2.50	+199.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$2.25	+625.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$1.50	+424.2%
Average			+94.9%

Istanbul vs. College Park - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	Istanbul	College Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$3.59	-34.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$36,227.00	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$20.16	+139.8%
Average			-19.1%

Istanbul vs. College Park - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Istanbul	College Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$68.33	+323.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$2,283.33	+129.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$2,100.00	+224.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$185.44	+169.3%
Average			+178.1%

Istanbul vs. College Park - Cost of housing

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pay 95.8% more for childcare

	Istanbul	College Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$2,000.00	+95.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	??
Average			+95.8%

Istanbul vs. College Park - Cost of childcare

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	College Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$6.50	+36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.50	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$9.11	+289.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$40.00	-47.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$15.00	+84.5%
Average			+21.9%

Istanbul vs. College Park - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Istanbul	College Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$47.50	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$32.50	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$118.33	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$134.75	+41.1%
Average			+5.1%

Istanbul vs. College Park - Cost of clothing

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