Cost of living comparison

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Deltona vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Deltona is 62.2% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants
pay 52.5% more in Deltona
Groceries
pay 74.5% more in Deltona
Transportation
pay 22.7% less in Deltona
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Deltona
Childcare
pay 10.7% more in Deltona
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.5% more in Deltona
Clothing
pay 0.7% more in Deltona

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

Deltona vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.5% more for restaurants

 
Istanbul
Deltona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.19
TRY613.89
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.35
TRY470.65
$10.29
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
TRY87.14
$2.19
 

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pay 74.5% more for groceries

 
Istanbul
Deltona
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
TRY46.35
$2.25
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.28
TRY265.65
$2.45
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.69
TRY235.85
$3.25
 

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pay 22.7% less for transportation

 
Istanbul
Deltona
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.43
TRY273.53
$3.49
 
Monthly public transit pass $67.03
TRY3,374.37
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,810.11
TRY3M
$37,241.00
 

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Istanbul
Deltona
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.15
TRY812.79
$75.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $996.85
TRY50,183.32
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $647.83
TRY32,613.07
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pay 10.7% more for childcare

 
Istanbul
Deltona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,021.62
TRY51,430.60
$1,474.40
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,999.20
TRY1M
$22,071.15
 

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Istanbul
Deltona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.78
TRY240.44
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.31
TRY217.21
$5.91
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.34
TRY117.66
$9.07
 

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

 
Istanbul
Deltona
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.35
TRY2,685.52
$45.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.62
TRY1,994.44
$43.72
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.91
TRY5,029.79
$86.67
 

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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