Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 8.2% more expensive than Istanbul.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.29
TRY299.72
|
$9.92
RUB897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
TRY224.79
|
$4.92
RUB445.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
TRY40.32
|
$1.10
RUB99.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$0.60
RUB54.23
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Istanbul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
$0.63
RUB57.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
TRY137.16
|
$4.72
RUB426.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
TRY141.68
|
$3.62
RUB327.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
TRY67.98
|
$1.74
RUB157.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
TRY82.21
|
$2.18
RUB197.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
TRY17.64
|
$0.64
RUB57.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
TRY26.26
|
$0.69
RUB62.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.52
|
$0.79
RUB71.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
TRY18.51
|
$1.56
RUB140.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TRY11.02
|
$0.19
RUB17.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.46
|
$0.20
RUB18.35
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Istanbul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
TRY150.74
|
$2.31
RUB209.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.99
TRY1,386.73
|
$29.87
RUB2,700.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,361.37
TRY1,398,716.55
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,967,450.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.14
TRY165.81
|
$5.69
RUB514.36
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Istanbul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.90
TRY351.60
|
$6.03
RUB544.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.91
TRY24,738.28
|
$881.83
RUB79,731.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.42
TRY15,754.97
|
$532.09
RUB48,109.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.25
TRY1,395.14
|
$90.54
RUB8,186.45
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Istanbul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$548.23
TRY17,684.35
|
$484.25
RUB43,783.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,216.73
TRY361,820.44
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,044,647.80
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.41
TRY109.90
|
$3.28
RUB296.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
TRY93.56
|
$2.63
RUB238.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TRY59.94
|
$2.52
RUB227.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.11
TRY1,293.86
|
$32.93
RUB2,977.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
TRY199.82
|
$5.47
RUB494.58
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Istanbul
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.30
TRY1,525.73
|
$98.68
RUB8,922.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.12
TRY1,100.61
|
$46.53
RUB4,206.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
TRY2,839.84
|
$117.96
RUB10,665.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.70
TRY2,570.83
|
$114.14
RUB10,320.30
|
|
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