Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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France

Mulhouse vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Mulhouse is 14.4% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% more in Mulhouse
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Mulhouse
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Mulhouse
Housing: pay 15.2% less in Mulhouse
Childcare: pay 52.6% less in Mulhouse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% more in Mulhouse
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Mulhouse

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

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Mulhouse vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Mulhouse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$22.39 €19.93	+83.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$11.20 €9.97	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$3.08 €2.74	+77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$2.02 €1.79	+248.3%
Average			+68.0%

Istanbul vs. Mulhouse - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Mulhouse
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$2.21 €1.97	+140.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$6.63 €5.90	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$4.98 €4.44	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$3.92 €3.49	+62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$6.13 €5.46	+141.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.65 €1.47	+93.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.01 €0.90	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$2.12 €1.88	+269.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$2.79 €2.49	+234.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.49 €1.33	+380.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.98 €0.87	+241.3%
Average			+116.5%

Istanbul vs. Mulhouse - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Mulhouse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$7.64 €6.80	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$50.39 €44.85	-24.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	-28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$30.23 €26.91	+259.8%
Average			+7.8%

Istanbul vs. Mulhouse - Cost of transportation

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pay 15.2% less for housing

	Istanbul	Mulhouse
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$32.19 €28.65	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$571.07 €508.27	-42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$472.16 €420.24	-27.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$187.31 €166.71	+172.0%
Average			-15.2%

Istanbul vs. Mulhouse - Cost of housing

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Mulhouse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$699.83 €622.88	-31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$8,509.99 €7,574.20	-67.3%
Average			-52.6%

Istanbul vs. Mulhouse - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Mulhouse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$4.48 €3.99	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$3.32 €2.96	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$12.37 €11.01	+429.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$42.55 €37.87	-44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$11.75 €10.46	+44.6%
Average			+4.9%

Istanbul vs. Mulhouse - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Mulhouse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$65.78 €58.55	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$39.19 €34.88	-1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$89.30 €79.48	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$139.97 €124.58	+46.5%
Average			+12.4%

Istanbul vs. Mulhouse - Cost of clothing

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