Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 66.2% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 87.6% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 75.2% more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 84.9% more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.6% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$27.75 £20.82	+127.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$11.89 £8.92	+27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$2.71 £2.03	+56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$2.12 £1.59	+267.0%
Average			+87.6%

Istanbul vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$2.63 £1.98	+186.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$4.01 £3.01	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$9.41 £7.06	+100.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$5.30 £3.97	+119.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$3.87 £2.91	+52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.36 £1.02	+59.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.82 £0.61	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.74 £1.30	+203.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.61 £1.21	+92.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.35 £1.01	+334.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$1.35 £1.01	+370.8%
Average			+101.5%

Istanbul vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$7.35 £5.52	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$96.91 £72.71	+44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$16.65 £12.49	+98.1%
Average			+24.8%

Istanbul vs. Douglas - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.2% more for housing

	Istanbul	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$72.49 £54.39	+349.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$1,233.89 £925.79	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$1,068.05 £801.36	+64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$261.61 £196.29	+279.9%
Average			+75.2%

Istanbul vs. Douglas - Cost of housing

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pay 84.9% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+70.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+100.8%
Average			+84.9%

Istanbul vs. Douglas - Cost of childcare

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pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$6.54 £4.91	+37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$5.01 £3.76	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$22.46 £16.86	+861.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$64.75 £48.58	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$15.86 £11.90	+95.1%
Average			+56.1%

Istanbul vs. Douglas - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$99.11 £74.36	+85.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$44.60 £33.46	+12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$111.22 £83.45	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$69.38 £52.05	-27.4%
Average			+14.0%

Istanbul vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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