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Turkey

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Austria

Dornbirn vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Dornbirn is 42.7% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in Dornbirn
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Dornbirn
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Dornbirn
Housing: pay 62.9% more in Dornbirn
Childcare: pay 25.1% less in Dornbirn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.6% more in Dornbirn
Clothing: pay 23.9% less in Dornbirn

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

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Dornbirn vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Dornbirn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$17.92 €15.95	+46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$11.20 €9.97	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$4.29 €3.82	+148.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$3.66 €3.26	+532.1%
Average			+66.8%

Istanbul vs. Dornbirn - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Dornbirn
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$3.03 €2.70	+229.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$8.58 €7.64	+62.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$6.51 €5.80	+39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$5.28 €4.70	+118.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$6.26 €5.58	+146.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.27 €1.13	+49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.05 €0.94	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.73 €1.54	+201.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.78 €1.58	+112.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.01 €0.90	+225.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$1.09 €0.97	+281.2%
Average			+116.5%

Istanbul vs. Dornbirn - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Dornbirn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$7.01 €6.24	+29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$54.87 €48.83	-18.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$29,661.80 €26,400.07	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$22.95 €20.43	+173.2%
Average			-2.2%

Istanbul vs. Dornbirn - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.9% more for housing

	Istanbul	Dornbirn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$30.79 €27.41	+90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$1,026.42 €913.55	+58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$239.76 €213.39	+248.1%
Average			+62.9%

Istanbul vs. Dornbirn - Cost of housing

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Dornbirn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$443.98 €395.15	-56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$33,592.07 €29,898.15	+29.2%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Dornbirn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$5.04 €4.48	+5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.42 €3.94	+2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$7.28 €6.48	+211.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$53.19 €47.34	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$15.68 €13.95	+92.8%
Average			+22.6%

Istanbul vs. Dornbirn - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.9% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Dornbirn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$55.99 €49.83	+5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$60.09 €53.48	+51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$44.79 €39.86	-55.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$44.79 €39.86	-53.1%
Average			-23.9%

Istanbul vs. Dornbirn - Cost of clothing

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