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Turkey

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Saint Helier vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 91.0% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 4.7% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 10.1% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.0% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 74.1% more in Saint Helier

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Istanbul. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$39.64 £29.74	+225.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$10.57 £7.93	+13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$3.28 £2.46	+89.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$2.48 £1.86	+328.2%
Average			+118.8%

Istanbul vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$2.75 £2.06	+198.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$3.60 £2.70	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$8.51 £6.38	+81.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$6.26 £4.70	+159.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$5.39 £4.05	+112.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.90 £1.43	+123.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.57 £1.18	+53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.87 £1.40	+226.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$2.02 £1.52	+142.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.45 £1.08	+366.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$1.40 £1.05	+389.7%
Average			+136.0%

Istanbul vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$7.81 £5.86	+43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$68.71 £51.56	+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	-48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$24.93 £18.70	+196.6%
Average			+4.7%

Istanbul vs. Saint Helier - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Istanbul	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$72.68 £54.53	+350.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	+84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	+142.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$243.20 £182.47	+253.1%
Average			+137.0%

Istanbul vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing

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pay 10.1% more for childcare

	Istanbul	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	+165.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	-54.3%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$7.93 £5.95	+66.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.83 £3.63	+12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$19.82 £14.87	+748.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$75.98 £57.01	-0.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$19.82 £14.87	+143.8%
Average			+75.0%

Istanbul vs. Saint Helier - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 74.1% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$103.51 £77.67	+94.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$72.68 £54.53	+83.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$118.93 £89.23	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$207.03 £155.33	+116.7%
Average			+74.1%

Istanbul vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing

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