Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Indonesia

Manado vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 62.9% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 79.7% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Manado
Transportation: pay 59.5% less in Manado
Housing: pay 76.8% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 85.1% less in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Manado

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

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Manado vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.7% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	-88.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-70.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$0.59 IDR10,592.19	-66.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$0.24 IDR4,371.38	-58.2%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$1.08 IDR19,503.09	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$8.38 IDR151K	+58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$5.15 IDR92,920.48	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$1.90 IDR34,298.53	-21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$1.26 IDR22,726.26	-50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.06 IDR19,065.65	+24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$0.68 IDR12,202.02	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$0.60 IDR10,753.03	+4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$0.45 IDR8,083.84	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.37 IDR6,634.85	+18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$1.29 IDR23,336.36	+351.8%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 59.5% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$2.40 IDR43,265.31	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-70.1%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 76.8% less for housing

	Istanbul	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$13.97 IDR252K	-13.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$251.45 IDR5M	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$82.42 IDR1M	-87.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$41.31 IDR746K	-40.0%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$125.73 IDR2M	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$4,693.82 IDR85M	-81.9%
Average			-85.1%

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pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$1.77 IDR31,944.71	-59.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$2.35 IDR42,368.78	+0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$13.04 IDR235K	-82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-69.1%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$55.88 IDR1M	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$20.49 IDR370K	-48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$69.85 IDR1M	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$63.33 IDR1M	-33.7%
Average			-29.2%

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