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Stoke-On-Trent vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Stoke-On-Trent is 18.9% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Groceries: pay 48.5% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Housing: pay 13.0% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Childcare: pay 26.3% less in Stoke-On-Trent
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Stoke-On-Trent
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Stoke-On-Trent

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Stoke-On-Trent are more expensive than in Istanbul. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Stoke-On-Trent.

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Stoke-On-Trent vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stoke-On-Trent instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Stoke-On-Trent
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$23.79 £17.81	+95.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$10.24 £7.67	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$1.88 £1.41	+8.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$1.35 £1.01	+132.9%
Average			+53.0%

Istanbul vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.5% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Stoke-On-Trent
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$1.59 £1.19	+72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$3.98 £2.98	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$5.63 £4.21	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$3.48 £2.61	+44.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$3.76 £2.81	+48.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$1.26 £0.94	+47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$0.75 £0.56	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$1.14 £0.85	+99.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$1.31 £0.98	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$0.90 £0.68	+191.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$0.68 £0.51	+136.3%
Average			+48.5%

Istanbul vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Stoke-On-Trent
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$7.90 £5.92	+45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	$74.00 £55.40	+10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$37,376.84 £27,982.96	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	$15.59 £11.67	+85.6%
Average			+13.4%

Istanbul vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Istanbul	Stoke-On-Trent
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$41.18 £30.83	+155.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$753.22 £563.91	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	$660.72 £494.66	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$227.49 £170.32	+230.3%
Average			+13.0%

Istanbul vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of housing

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Stoke-On-Trent
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$914.87 £684.94	-10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$15,788.66 £11,820.51	-39.3%
Average			-26.3%

Istanbul vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Stoke-On-Trent
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$6.61 £4.95	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$4.41 £3.30	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$21.14 £15.83	+804.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	$26.43 £19.79	-65.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$11.89 £8.90	+46.3%
Average			+12.8%

Istanbul vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Stoke-On-Trent
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$74.88 £56.06	+40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$26.43 £19.79	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$80.94 £60.60	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$96.91 £72.55	+1.4%
Average			-6.3%

Istanbul vs. Stoke-On-Trent - Cost of clothing

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