Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Ireland

Tullamore vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Tullamore is 58.3% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 71.1% more in Tullamore
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Tullamore
Transportation: pay 18.7% more in Tullamore
Housing: pay 95.0% more in Tullamore
Childcare: pay 53.3% less in Tullamore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Tullamore
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Tullamore

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

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Tullamore vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.1% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Tullamore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY606.11	$22.38 €19.98	+83.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY464.68	$12.04 €10.74	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.04	$2.63 €2.35	+52.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.76	$2.20 €1.96	+280.2%
Average			+71.1%

Istanbul vs. Tullamore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	Tullamore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.76	$2.07 €1.85	+125.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY262.29	$6.99 €6.24	+32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY232.86	$6.35 €5.67	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.84	$4.54 €4.05	+88.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.19	$5.90 €5.27	+132.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.32	$1.47 €1.31	+72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.06	$1.33 €1.18	+29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.45	$1.52 €1.36	+165.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.53	$2.16 €1.93	+158.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.42	$1.05 €0.93	+237.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.22	$0.81 €0.72	+182.7%
Average			+104.2%

Istanbul vs. Tullamore - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.7% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Tullamore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY270.07	$8.02 €7.15	+47.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,331.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$39,000.39 €34,809.33	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY417.69	$17.24 €15.39	+105.2%
Average			+18.7%

Istanbul vs. Tullamore - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.0% more for housing

	Istanbul	Tullamore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY802.49	$55.73 €49.74	+245.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	$1,511.64 €1,349.20	+51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	$1,343.68 €1,199.29	+107.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	$183.99 €164.22	+167.2%
Average			+95.0%

Istanbul vs. Tullamore - Cost of housing

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pay 53.3% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Tullamore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	$1,078.55 €962.65	+5.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$5,374.73 €4,797.15	-79.3%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Tullamore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY237.39	$7.28 €6.50	+52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY214.45	$4.38 €3.91	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$20.16 €17.99	+762.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$47.59 €42.47	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$13.44 €11.99	+65.3%
Average			+36.4%

Istanbul vs. Tullamore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Tullamore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	$94.91 €84.71	+77.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	$42.76 €38.17	+7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	$107.90 €96.30	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	$119.88 €107.00	+25.5%
Average			+27.0%

Istanbul vs. Tullamore - Cost of clothing

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