Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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United Kingdom

Croydon vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Croydon is 73.4% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 75.4% more in Croydon
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Croydon
Transportation: pay 40.7% more in Croydon
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Croydon
Childcare: pay 39.1% more in Croydon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Croydon
Clothing: pay 28.4% more in Croydon

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

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Croydon vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Croydon instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 75.4% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Croydon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY608.91	$26.43 £19.73	+116.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY466.83	$10.23 £7.64	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.44	$2.87 £2.15	+66.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.89	$2.16 £1.61	+272.5%
Average			+75.4%

Istanbul vs. Croydon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Croydon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.97	$1.45 £1.08	+57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY263.50	$5.59 £4.17	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY233.94	$6.35 £4.74	+35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.40	$4.06 £3.03	+68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.78	$3.54 £2.64	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.52	$1.33 £1.00	+56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.29	$0.63 £0.47	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.58	$1.38 £1.03	+140.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.72	$1.46 £1.09	+74.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.49	$0.74 £0.55	+137.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.29	$0.62 £0.47	+117.9%
Average			+53.4%

Istanbul vs. Croydon - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.7% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Croydon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY271.32	$7.68 £5.73	+41.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,347.00	$132.14 £98.64	+97.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$38,182.92 £28,501.11	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY419.62	$32.82 £24.50	+290.6%
Average			+40.7%

Istanbul vs. Croydon - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Istanbul	Croydon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY806.20	$40.48 £30.22	+150.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,776.31	$1,866.53 £1,393.24	+87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,348.56	$1,600.59 £1,194.74	+147.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,438.98	$257.29 £192.05	+273.6%
Average			+135.5%

Istanbul vs. Croydon - Cost of housing

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pay 39.1% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Croydon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,013.47	$1,767.42 £1,319.27	+73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$29,071.61 £21,700.10	+11.8%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Croydon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY238.49	$8.59 £6.41	+79.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY215.45	$4.89 £3.65	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.71	$23.46 £17.51	+903.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,805.71	$34.36 £25.65	-54.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY405.94	$13.21 £9.86	+62.5%
Average			+34.3%

Istanbul vs. Croydon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Croydon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,663.74	$74.88 £55.89	+40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,978.26	$53.96 £40.28	+36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,989.00	$91.18 £68.06	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,769.83	$148.66 £110.97	+55.6%
Average			+28.4%

Istanbul vs. Croydon - Cost of clothing

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