Cost of living comparison
Spain is 52.9% more expensive than Istanbul.
If you lived in Spain instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.23
TRY202.02
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
TRY185.18
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
TRY35.01
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TRY13.43
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Istanbul
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
TRY20.13
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TRY134.54
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY155.79
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
TRY69.65
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
TRY73.45
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.21
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
TRY21.56
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY10.06
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
TRY12.28
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
Istanbul
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.24
TRY137.23
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.37
TRY1,308.05
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,354.50
TRY1,599,293.03
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.21
TRY136.50
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 92.8% more for housing
Istanbul
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.21
TRY363.23
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.05
TRY23,689.08
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.68
TRY14,247.34
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.15
TRY1,884.15
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Istanbul
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.28
TRY11,480.26
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,377.11
TRY271,453.53
|
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
TRY101.01
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
TRY76.99
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
TRY61.45
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.10
TRY1,104.95
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
TRY153.20
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Istanbul
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.54
TRY1,734.80
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.09
TRY1,201.78
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.72
TRY3,101.84
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.00
TRY2,624.71
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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