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Milton Keynes vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 51.5% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 53.0% more in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 90.0% more in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 25.3% more in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 14.0% more in Milton Keynes

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Milton Keynes are more expensive than in Istanbul. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Milton Keynes.

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Milton Keynes vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Milton Keynes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY606.11	$19.82 £14.82	+62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY464.68	$11.56 £8.64	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.04	$1.85 £1.38	+6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.76	$1.12 £0.84	+93.5%
Average			+44.1%

Istanbul vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.0% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Milton Keynes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.76	$1.48 £1.10	+60.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY262.29	$4.24 £3.17	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY232.86	$6.28 £4.70	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.84	$3.99 £2.98	+65.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.19	$3.98 £2.97	+56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.32	$1.48 £1.11	+74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.06	$0.66 £0.49	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.45	$1.15 £0.86	+101.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.53	$1.28 £0.96	+53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.42	$0.86 £0.64	+177.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.22	$0.72 £0.54	+151.0%
Average			+53.0%

Istanbul vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY270.07	$7.70 £5.76	+41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,331.58	$71.36 £53.35	+6.5%
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	$16.52 £12.35	+96.6%
Average			+12.7%

Istanbul vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of transportation

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pay 90.0% more for housing

	Istanbul	Milton Keynes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY802.49	$40.74 £30.46	+152.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	$1,483.31 £1,109.06	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	$1,213.08 £907.01	+87.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	$237.34 £177.46	+244.6%
Average			+90.0%

Istanbul vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of housing

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pay 25.3% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	$1,872.04 £1,399.71	+83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$22,279.43 £16,658.15	-14.3%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY237.39	$6.61 £4.94	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY214.45	$4.71 £3.52	+9.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$23.46 £17.54	+903.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$36.34 £27.17	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$23.13 £17.29	+184.5%
Average			+47.6%

Istanbul vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.0% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	$113.97 £85.22	+113.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	$39.64 £29.64	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	$79.29 £59.28	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	$95.14 £71.14	-0.4%
Average			+14.0%

Istanbul vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of clothing

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