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Turkey

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St. Albert vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

St. Albert is 44.9% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% more in St. Albert
Groceries: pay 95.3% more in St. Albert
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in St. Albert
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in St. Albert
Childcare: pay 48.0% less in St. Albert
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in St. Albert
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in St. Albert

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

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St. Albert vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Albert instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 45.3% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	St. Albert
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY606.11	$19.64 CA$27.50	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY464.68	$9.82 CA$13.75	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.04	$2.10 CA$2.95	+21.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.76	$1.98 CA$2.77	+241.4%
Average			+45.3%

Istanbul vs. St. Albert - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.3% more for groceries

	Istanbul	St. Albert
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.76	$2.20 CA$3.08	+138.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY262.29	$5.64 CA$7.90	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY232.86	$6.42 CA$8.99	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.84	$3.47 CA$4.86	+44.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.19	$5.11 CA$7.16	+101.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.32	$1.90 CA$2.66	+122.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.06	$0.61 CA$0.86	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.45	$1.89 CA$2.65	+230.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.53	$1.76 CA$2.46	+110.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.42	$1.23 CA$1.72	+295.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.22	$1.21 CA$1.70	+324.2%
Average			+95.3%

Istanbul vs. St. Albert - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Istanbul	St. Albert
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY270.07	$4.27 CA$5.98	-21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,331.58	$61.02 CA$85.44	-9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY417.69	$13.65 CA$19.11	+62.4%
Average			-21.4%

Istanbul vs. St. Albert - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Istanbul	St. Albert
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY802.49	$53.71 CA$75.20	+232.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	$124.11 CA$173.78	+80.2%
Average			+110.0%

Istanbul vs. St. Albert - Cost of housing

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

	Istanbul	St. Albert
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	$755.66 CA$1,058.12	-26.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$9,493.63 CA$13,293.46	-63.5%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	St. Albert
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY237.39	$4.91 CA$6.87	+2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY214.45	$3.72 CA$5.21	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$14.03 CA$19.64	+500.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$39.77 CA$55.69	-47.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$12.80 CA$17.92	+57.5%
Average			+11.2%

Istanbul vs. St. Albert - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Istanbul	St. Albert
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	$56.11 CA$78.57	+5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	$39.55 CA$55.37	-0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	$84.98 CA$119.00	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	$110.17 CA$154.27	+15.3%
Average			+0.7%

Istanbul vs. St. Albert - Cost of clothing

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