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Palma De Mallorca vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Palma De Mallorca is 35.3% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% more in Palma De Mallorca
Groceries: pay 52.3% more in Palma De Mallorca
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Palma De Mallorca
Housing: pay 75.7% more in Palma De Mallorca
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Palma De Mallorca
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Palma De Mallorca
Clothing: pay 25.7% more in Palma De Mallorca

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

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Palma De Mallorca vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palma De Mallorca instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 66.5% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Palma De Mallorca
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY606.11	$18.48 €16.49	+51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY464.68	$13.44 €11.99	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.04	$2.64 €2.36	+52.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.76	$2.69 €2.40	+364.4%
Average			+66.5%

Istanbul vs. Palma De Mallorca - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.3% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Palma De Mallorca
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.76	$1.16 €1.04	+26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY262.29	$7.28 €6.50	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY232.86	$5.06 €4.51	+8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.84	$3.45 €3.08	+42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.19	$3.99 €3.56	+57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.32	$1.13 €1.01	+33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.06	$0.90 €0.81	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.45	$0.78 €0.70	+36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.53	$1.27 €1.14	+52.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.42	$0.89 €0.79	+186.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.22	$0.99 €0.88	+246.1%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Palma De Mallorca
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY270.07	$6.89 €6.15	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,331.58	$41.43 €36.98	-38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$35,271.67 €31,481.31	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY417.69	$15.68 €13.99	+86.5%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 75.7% more for housing

	Istanbul	Palma De Mallorca
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY802.49	$42.55 €37.98	+163.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	$1,494.85 €1,334.21	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	$1,069.49 €954.56	+65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	$190.12 €169.69	+176.1%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Palma De Mallorca
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	$617.72 €551.34	-39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$10,544.18 €9,411.08	-59.4%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Palma De Mallorca
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY237.39	$4.48 €4.00	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY214.45	$3.22 €2.87	-25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$6.80 €6.07	+191.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$62.39 €55.68	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$9.52 €8.49	+17.1%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 25.7% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Palma De Mallorca
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	$71.85 €64.13	+34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	$54.68 €48.80	+38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	$98.72 €88.11	-1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	$129.89 €115.93	+36.0%
Average			+25.7%

Istanbul vs. Palma De Mallorca - Cost of clothing

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