Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 10.7% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 90.1% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 0.2% more in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 25.1% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY608.91	$14.00 SEK137.53	+14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY466.83	$10.00 SEK98.23	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.44	$2.30 SEK22.59	+32.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.89	$2.18 SEK21.45	+277.2%
Average			+28.0%

Istanbul vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.1% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.97	$2.97 SEK29.14	+222.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY263.50	$6.02 SEK59.19	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY233.94	$5.38 SEK52.88	+14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.40	$3.99 SEK39.18	+65.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.78	$5.76 SEK56.59	+126.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.52	$1.42 SEK13.95	+66.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.29	$1.12 SEK11.03	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.58	$1.66 SEK16.34	+190.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.72	$1.98 SEK19.49	+137.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.49	$0.66 SEK6.46	+111.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.29	$0.79 SEK7.79	+177.1%
Average			+90.1%

Istanbul vs. Vasteras - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Istanbul	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY271.32	$6.48 SEK63.66	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,347.00	$71.23 SEK699.92	+6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$32,980.57 SEK324K	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY419.62	$23.49 SEK230.85	+179.6%
Average			+5.1%

Istanbul vs. Vasteras - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.2% more for housing

	Istanbul	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY806.20	$42.96 SEK422.16	+166.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,776.31	$741.62 SEK7,287.32	-25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,348.56	$597.23 SEK5,868.49	-7.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,438.98	$138.03 SEK1,356.33	+100.4%
Average			+0.2%

Istanbul vs. Vasteras - Cost of housing

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,013.47	$150.29 SEK1,476.78	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$4,998.57 SEK49,116.95	-80.8%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY238.49	$7.00 SEK68.76	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY215.45	$4.33 SEK42.57	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.71	$7.10 SEK69.75	+203.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,805.71	$34.74 SEK341.36	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY405.94	$16.50 SEK162.09	+102.9%
Average			+18.4%

Istanbul vs. Vasteras - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.1% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,663.74	$103.30 SEK1,015.08	+93.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,978.26	$39.99 SEK392.94	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,989.00	$87.47 SEK859.55	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,769.83	$136.63 SEK1,342.53	+43.0%
Average			+25.1%

Istanbul vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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