Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Armenia

Gyumri vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Gyumri is 34.5% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Gyumri
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Gyumri
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Gyumri
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Gyumri
Childcare: pay 73.6% less in Gyumri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Gyumri
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Gyumri

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Gyumri.

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Gyumri vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	Gyumri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$10.42 AMD3,770.81	-14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$9.33 AMD3,378.65	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$0.87 AMD314.23	-49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$0.42 AMD150.83	-28.0%
Average			-15.9%

Istanbul vs. Gyumri - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Istanbul	Gyumri
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$0.50 AMD181.00	-45.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$4.03 AMD1,458.05	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$2.07 AMD748.13	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$3.28 AMD1,185.89	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$0.57 AMD206.55	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.69 AMD250.86	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$0.52 AMD190.05	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$0.67 AMD243.26	-19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.32 AMD117.59	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.31 AMD111.58	+7.7%
Average			-12.4%

Istanbul vs. Gyumri - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Gyumri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$5.85 AMD2,116.37	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$35,000.00 AMD13M	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$3.43 AMD1,242.86	-59.2%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Istanbul	Gyumri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$14.58 AMD5,279.13	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$472.15 AMD171K	-52.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$288.85 AMD105K	-55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$89.29 AMD32,327.92	+29.6%
Average			-44.5%

Istanbul vs. Gyumri - Cost of housing

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pay 73.6% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Gyumri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$180.53 AMD65,360.71	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$10,250.15 AMD4M	-60.6%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Gyumri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$1.42 AMD512.83	-70.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$2.29 AMD829.58	-46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$2.08 AMD754.16	-10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$40.73 AMD14,748.06	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$4.17 AMD1,508.32	-48.8%
Average			-50.6%

Istanbul vs. Gyumri - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Gyumri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$33.33 AMD12,066.59	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$41.66 AMD15,083.24	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$41.66 AMD15,083.24	-56.4%
Average			-20.3%

Istanbul vs. Gyumri - Cost of clothing

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