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Turkey

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United Kingdom

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 17.2% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 36.1% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 9.8% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Kingston Upon Hull are more expensive than in Istanbul.

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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 38.4% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$20.15 £15.12	+65.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$9.25 £6.94	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$1.98 £1.48	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$1.42 £1.06	+144.9%
Average			+38.4%

Istanbul vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$1.49 £1.12	+62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$2.82 £2.12	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$7.93 £5.95	+69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$4.01 £3.01	+66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$3.30 £2.47	+29.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.22 £0.91	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.73 £0.55	-28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.18 £0.88	+105.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$0.86 £0.65	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.70 £0.53	+127.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.55 £0.41	+90.6%
Average			+36.1%

Istanbul vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$7.40 £5.56	+36.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$96.46 £72.38	+43.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$13.84 £10.38	+64.6%
Average			+17.8%

Istanbul vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Istanbul	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$44.13 £33.11	+173.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$779.65 £584.97	-21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$712.25 £534.40	+9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$187.72 £140.85	+172.6%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 9.8% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$1,390.15 £1,043.03	+36.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$23,015.02 £17,268.17	-11.5%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$4.29 £3.22	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.03 £3.02	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$23.46 £17.60	+903.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$37.66 £28.26	-50.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$8.75 £6.57	+7.7%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$51.54 £38.67	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$34.09 £25.58	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$78.96 £59.24	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$56.82 £42.63	-40.5%
Average			-20.9%

Istanbul vs. Kingston Upon Hull - Cost of clothing

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