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Mount Pleasant vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Mount Pleasant is 16.6% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% more in Mount Pleasant
Groceries: pay 70.6% more in Mount Pleasant
Transportation: pay 29.2% less in Mount Pleasant
Housing: pay 16.8% more in Mount Pleasant
Childcare: pay 28.5% more in Mount Pleasant
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Mount Pleasant
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Mount Pleasant

The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, and clothing in Mount Pleasant are more expensive than in Istanbul. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Mount Pleasant.

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Mount Pleasant vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mount Pleasant instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 50.4% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Mount Pleasant
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$18.00	+47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$13.00	+39.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$1.64	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$1.98	+241.8%
Average			+50.4%

Istanbul vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.6% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Mount Pleasant
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$3.08	+234.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$5.05	-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$2.69	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$1.79	-25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$5.14	+102.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$1.56	+83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$0.71	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$1.25	+118.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$2.17	+159.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$1.15	+269.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$1.39	+387.3%
Average			+70.6%

Istanbul vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.2% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Mount Pleasant
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$3.88	-28.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	$40.00	-40.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$30,000.00	-41.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	$15.40	+83.3%
Average			-29.2%

Istanbul vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of transportation

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pay 16.8% more for housing

	Istanbul	Mount Pleasant
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$68.92	+326.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$799.67	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	$716.33	+10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$164.69	+139.1%
Average			+16.8%

Istanbul vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of housing

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pay 28.5% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Mount Pleasant
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$1,368.37	+33.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$32,070.71	+23.4%
Average			+28.5%

Istanbul vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Mount Pleasant
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$4.00	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$4.00	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$10.40	+345.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	$20.00	-73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$10.00	+23.0%
Average			-16.8%

Istanbul vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Mount Pleasant
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$59.09	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$41.44	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$96.30	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$118.63	+24.2%
Average			+8.5%

Istanbul vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of clothing

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