Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Cabo Verde

Praia vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 23.1% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% less in Praia
Groceries: pay 80.1% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Praia
Housing: pay 31.8% less in Praia
Childcare: pay 87.9% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Praia

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Praia.

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Praia vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.3% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$5.03 CVE493.26	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$7.10 CVE696.20	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$1.56 CVE152.99	-9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$1.17 CVE114.79	+102.2%
Average			-35.3%

Istanbul vs. Praia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.1% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$2.08 CVE203.99	+125.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$12.93 CVE1,268.60	+145.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$5.13 CVE503.55	+9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$2.32 CVE227.26	-3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$2.07 CVE203.01	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$2.30 CVE225.26	+169.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.38 CVE135.34	+34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.86 CVE181.96	+224.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.93 CVE189.47	+131.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.69 CVE67.67	+122.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.64 CVE63.16	+125.0%
Average			+80.1%

Istanbul vs. Praia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$5.96 CVE584.36	+9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$29.18 CVE2,862.02	-56.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$28,897.98 CVE3M	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$11.61 CVE1,138.64	+38.1%
Average			-26.9%

Istanbul vs. Praia - Cost of transportation

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pay 31.8% less for housing

	Istanbul	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$51.37 CVE5,039.16	+218.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$574.58 CVE56,359.06	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$287.29 CVE28,179.53	-55.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$138.60 CVE13,594.92	+101.2%
Average			-31.8%

Istanbul vs. Praia - Cost of housing

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pay 87.9% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$126.75 CVE12,432.14	-87.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$3,082.45 CVE302K	-88.1%
Average			-87.9%

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pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$2.53 CVE248.64	-46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$2.60 CVE255.49	-39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$5.27 CVE517.18	+125.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$31.69 CVE3,108.04	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$5.58 CVE547.01	-31.4%
Average			-36.9%

Istanbul vs. Praia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$62.19 CVE6,099.63	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$25.35 CVE2,486.43	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$65.91 CVE6,464.72	-34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$91.26 CVE8,951.14	-4.5%
Average			-17.2%

Istanbul vs. Praia - Cost of clothing

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