Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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United States

Garden Grove vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Garden Grove is 73.6% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 76.1% more in Garden Grove
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Garden Grove
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Garden Grove
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Garden Grove
Childcare: pay 37.7% more in Garden Grove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Garden Grove
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Garden Grove

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

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Garden Grove vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Garden Grove instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 76.1% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Garden Grove
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$25.00	+105.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$11.50	+23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$2.75	+58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$2.00	+245.6%
Average			+76.1%

Istanbul vs. Garden Grove - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Garden Grove
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$5.18	+462.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$6.22	+17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$4.43	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$5.00	+107.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$3.99	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$2.15	+151.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$0.79	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$1.83	+219.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$2.54	+204.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$1.63	+425.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$1.41	+392.8%
Average			+131.0%

Istanbul vs. Garden Grove - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Garden Grove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$5.87	+8.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	$69.00	+2.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$36,998.00	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	$19.41	+131.0%
Average			+2.3%

Istanbul vs. Garden Grove - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Istanbul	Garden Grove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$70.00	+333.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$2,200.00	+120.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$164.38	+138.7%
Average			+138.1%

Istanbul vs. Garden Grove - Cost of housing

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pay 37.7% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Garden Grove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$1,180.00	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$42,700.00	+64.2%
Average			+37.7%

Istanbul vs. Garden Grove - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Garden Grove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$7.25	+51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$5.67	+31.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$11.71	+401.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	$15.00	-80.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$15.00	+84.5%
Average			+4.7%

Istanbul vs. Garden Grove - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Garden Grove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$62.66	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$40.75	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$80.00	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$103.33	+8.2%
Average			+1.1%

Istanbul vs. Garden Grove - Cost of clothing

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