Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

France

Toulouse vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Toulouse is 34.4% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 68.5% more in Toulouse
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Toulouse
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Toulouse
Housing: pay 13.5% more in Toulouse
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Toulouse
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% more in Toulouse
Clothing: pay 54.3% more in Toulouse

The cost of groceries, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Toulouse are more expensive than in Istanbul. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Toulouse.

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Toulouse vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toulouse instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 68.5% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Toulouse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$16.80 €14.95	+37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$13.44 €11.96	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$4.10 €3.65	+136.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$3.00 €2.67	+419.0%
Average			+68.5%

Istanbul vs. Toulouse - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Toulouse
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$2.09 €1.86	+127.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$11.69 €10.40	+121.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$5.31 €4.72	+13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$4.71 €4.19	+95.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$6.61 €5.88	+160.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.55 €1.38	+82.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.15 €1.02	+11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.51 €1.35	+164.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$1.58 €1.41	+89.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$1.11 €0.99	+258.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$1.28 €1.14	+345.9%
Average			+115.7%

Istanbul vs. Toulouse - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Toulouse
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$8.37 €7.45	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$63.82 €56.81	-4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	$26.45 €23.54	+214.7%
Average			+14.8%

Istanbul vs. Toulouse - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.5% more for housing

	Istanbul	Toulouse
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$33.07 €29.43	+104.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$882.44 €785.40	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$658.40 €586.00	+1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$167.03 €148.67	+142.5%
Average			+13.5%

Istanbul vs. Toulouse - Cost of housing

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Toulouse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$1,067.73 €950.32	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$10,117.37 €9,004.82	-61.1%
Average			-36.2%

Istanbul vs. Toulouse - Cost of childcare

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pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Toulouse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$7.39 €6.58	+54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.34 €3.86	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$13.97 €12.44	+497.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$36.73 €32.69	-51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$13.44 €11.96	+65.3%
Average			+23.4%

Istanbul vs. Toulouse - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 54.3% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Toulouse
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$114.51 €101.91	+114.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$52.11 €46.38	+31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$116.90 €104.04	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$163.97 €145.94	+71.7%
Average			+54.3%

Istanbul vs. Toulouse - Cost of clothing

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