Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 73.2% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 95.0% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 53.2% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 92.7% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 34.0% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Istanbul. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 95.0% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 TRY462.22	$14.45 NZ$24.89	+33.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.50	$9.14 NZ$15.74	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 TRY60.38	$2.11 NZ$3.63	+49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 TRY22.11	$2.02 NZ$3.47	+289.3%
Average			+95.0%

Istanbul vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 TRY31.68	$1.74 NZ$2.99	+134.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 TRY200.91	$3.88 NZ$6.69	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.92 TRY167.56	$6.34 NZ$10.92	+61.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 TRY109.39	$5.96 NZ$10.27	+132.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 TRY119.87	$4.01 NZ$6.90	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.79	$1.18 NZ$2.03	+69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 TRY44.50	$0.95 NZ$1.64	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 TRY26.25	$1.29 NZ$2.23	+110.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 TRY28.08	$2.11 NZ$3.63	+220.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY13.03	$0.85 NZ$1.46	+178.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.26	$0.80 NZ$1.37	+177.5%
Average			+100.1%

Istanbul vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.2% more for transportation

	Istanbul	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 TRY192.79	$6.08 NZ$10.47	+34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.00 TRY2,177.56	$74.52 NZ$128.39	+46.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$46,262.10 TRY1,975,211.27	$24,777.66 NZ$42,690.69	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.40 TRY273.22	$17.81 NZ$30.69	+178.3%
Average			+53.2%

Istanbul vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 92.7% more for housing

	Istanbul	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.42 TRY615.63	$50.00 NZ$86.14	+246.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$944.04 TRY40,306.86	$978.36 NZ$1,685.66	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.84 TRY25,653.70	$810.06 NZ$1,395.70	+34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.55 TRY2,201.13	$95.66 NZ$164.82	+85.6%
Average			+92.7%

Istanbul vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 34.0% less for childcare

	Istanbul	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,054.93 TRY45,041.55	$635.34 NZ$1,094.67	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,729.11 TRY799,659.72	$13,463.91 NZ$23,197.66	-28.1%
Average			-34.0%

Istanbul vs. New Zealand - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.07	$6.04 NZ$10.41	+67.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 TRY159.19	$3.35 NZ$5.78	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.44	$23.12 NZ$39.84	+968.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.55 TRY2,585.19	$37.72 NZ$64.99	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.94 TRY338.96	$10.72 NZ$18.47	+35.0%
Average			+204.5%

Istanbul vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Istanbul	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.12 TRY2,353.52	$65.22 NZ$112.37	+18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.04 TRY1,965.89	$39.23 NZ$67.60	-14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.25 TRY4,792.47	$90.28 NZ$155.55	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.05 TRY4,271.85	$119.43 NZ$205.77	+19.4%
Average			+0.8%

Istanbul vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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