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Turkey

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United Kingdom

High Wycombe vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

High Wycombe is 58.0% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% more in High Wycombe
Groceries: pay 56.5% more in High Wycombe
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in High Wycombe
Housing: pay 95.6% more in High Wycombe
Childcare: pay 96.1% more in High Wycombe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in High Wycombe
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in High Wycombe

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

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High Wycombe vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in High Wycombe instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 69.8% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	High Wycombe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY606.11	$26.43 £19.76	+116.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY464.68	$9.25 £6.92	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.04	$2.95 £2.21	+70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.76	$2.16 £1.61	+272.5%
Average			+69.8%

Istanbul vs. High Wycombe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.5% more for groceries

	Istanbul	High Wycombe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.76	$1.63 £1.22	+77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY262.29	$4.96 £3.71	-6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY232.86	$6.50 £4.86	+38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.84	$5.01 £3.74	+107.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.19	$3.90 £2.91	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.32	$1.40 £1.05	+64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.06	$0.60 £0.45	-41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.45	$1.38 £1.03	+140.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.53	$1.52 £1.13	+81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.42	$0.74 £0.55	+137.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.22	$0.54 £0.40	+88.5%
Average			+56.5%

Istanbul vs. High Wycombe - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	High Wycombe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY270.07	$7.40 £5.53	+36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,331.58	$79.29 £59.28	+18.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$38,182.92 £28,549.06	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY417.69	$31.77 £23.75	+278.0%
Average			+21.8%

Istanbul vs. High Wycombe - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.6% more for housing

	Istanbul	High Wycombe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY802.49	$40.48 £30.27	+150.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	$1,453.58 £1,086.83	+45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	$1,321.44 £988.03	+104.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	$242.52 £181.33	+252.1%
Average			+95.6%

Istanbul vs. High Wycombe - Cost of housing

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pay 96.1% more for childcare

	Istanbul	High Wycombe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	$2,857.20 £2,136.31	+179.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$35,755.44 £26,734.06	+37.5%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	High Wycombe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY237.39	$5.29 £3.95	+10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY214.45	$4.76 £3.56	+10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$21.31 £15.93	+811.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$44.05 £32.93	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$13.21 £9.88	+62.5%
Average			+27.8%

Istanbul vs. High Wycombe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Istanbul	High Wycombe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	$66.07 £49.40	+23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	$46.25 £34.58	+16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	$66.07 £49.40	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	$85.89 £64.22	-10.1%
Average			-3.7%

Istanbul vs. High Wycombe - Cost of clothing

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