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Turkey

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Spain

Santiago de Compostela vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Santiago de Compostela is 4.0% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Santiago de Compostela
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Santiago de Compostela
Transportation: pay 14.4% less in Santiago de Compostela
Housing: pay 9.9% less in Santiago de Compostela
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Santiago de Compostela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Santiago de Compostela
Clothing: pay 27.4% more in Santiago de Compostela

The cost of groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Santiago de Compostela are more expensive than in Istanbul. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Santiago de Compostela.

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Santiago de Compostela vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Santiago de Compostela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY606.11	$13.44 €11.99	+10.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY464.68	$9.52 €8.49	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.04	$2.74 €2.45	+58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.76	$2.16 €1.93	+273.2%
Average			+25.6%

Istanbul vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Santiago de Compostela
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.76	$1.14 €1.02	+24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY262.29	$4.48 €4.00	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY232.86	$4.49 €4.00	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.84	$2.80 €2.50	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.19	$3.05 €2.72	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.32	$0.94 €0.84	+10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.06	$0.94 €0.84	-8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.45	$0.66 €0.59	+15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.53	$1.27 €1.13	+52.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.42	$0.91 €0.82	+194.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.22	$0.66 €0.59	+130.8%
Average			+29.3%

Istanbul vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Santiago de Compostela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY270.07	$6.52 €5.82	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,331.58	$33.59 €29.98	-49.9%
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	$15.73 €14.04	+87.2%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 9.9% less for housing

	Istanbul	Santiago de Compostela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY802.49	$33.03 €29.48	+104.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	$727.83 €649.61	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	$512.28 €457.23	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	$117.52 €104.90	+70.6%
Average			-9.9%

Istanbul vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of housing

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Santiago de Compostela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	$335.92 €299.82	-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$8,420.41 €7,515.54	-67.6%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Santiago de Compostela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY237.39	$3.02 €2.70	-36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY214.45	$1.99 €1.78	-53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$5.88 €5.25	+151.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$50.76 €45.31	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$10.08 €8.99	+24.0%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Santiago de Compostela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	$89.58 €79.95	+67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	$62.99 €56.22	+59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	$100.78 €89.95	+0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	$93.31 €83.28	-2.3%
Average			+27.4%

Istanbul vs. Santiago de Compostela - Cost of clothing

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