Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Sweden

Lulea vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Lulea is 10.0% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% more in Lulea
Groceries: pay 93.2% more in Lulea
Transportation: pay 0.7% less in Lulea
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Lulea
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in Lulea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% more in Lulea
Clothing: pay 39.0% more in Lulea

The cost of groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Lulea are more expensive than in Istanbul. Expenses including childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Lulea. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Lulea.

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Lulea vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Lulea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$12.00 SEK118.92	-1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$11.20 SEK110.99	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$2.48 SEK24.58	+43.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$1.92 SEK19.08	+232.6%
Average			+23.6%

Istanbul vs. Lulea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.2% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Lulea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$3.33 SEK33.03	+262.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$6.16 SEK61.07	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$6.81 SEK67.52	+45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$4.60 SEK45.63	+90.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$6.03 SEK59.78	+137.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.13 SEK11.24	+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.19 SEK11.84	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.10 SEK10.94	+92.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.90 SEK18.88	+127.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.94 SEK9.33	+203.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.70 SEK6.89	+143.0%
Average			+93.2%

Istanbul vs. Lulea - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.7% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Lulea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$6.55 SEK64.88	+20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$55.98 SEK554.95	-16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$31,935.87 SEK317K	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$25.79 SEK255.67	+206.9%
Average			-0.7%

Istanbul vs. Lulea - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Istanbul	Lulea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$26.63 SEK263.93	+64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$773.98 SEK7,672.22	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$575.16 SEK5,701.34	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$124.99 SEK1,239.02	+81.5%
Average			-3.4%

Istanbul vs. Lulea - Cost of housing

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Lulea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$153.11 SEK1,517.70	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$5,498.43 SEK54,504.26	-78.9%
Average			-82.2%

Istanbul vs. Lulea - Cost of childcare

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pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Lulea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$8.70 SEK86.22	+82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.50 SEK44.59	+4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$6.90 SEK68.38	+195.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$46.42 SEK460.15	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$13.00 SEK128.83	+59.9%
Average			+25.8%

Istanbul vs. Lulea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.0% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Lulea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$119.10 SEK1,180.60	+123.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$32.46 SEK321.74	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$121.63 SEK1,205.70	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$159.95 SEK1,585.58	+67.5%
Average			+39.0%

Istanbul vs. Lulea - Cost of clothing

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