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Turkey

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 13.5% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 90.3% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 27.4% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.4% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY603.79	$18.02 SCR252.68	+47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY462.91	$12.63 SCR177.21	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY85.71	$2.32 SCR32.48	+33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.65	$2.66 SCR37.29	+359.5%
Average			+58.8%

Istanbul vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.3% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.58	$1.74 SCR24.47	+89.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY261.28	$15.56 SCR218.25	+194.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY231.97	$7.27 SCR102.03	+55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.39	$3.80 SCR53.37	+57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY125.71	$2.82 SCR39.54	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.16	$1.02 SCR14.33	+20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY50.86	$1.25 SCR17.57	+22.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.34	$1.09 SCR15.28	+90.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.37	$2.85 SCR39.95	+240.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.36	$0.88 SCR12.38	+184.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.17	$0.83 SCR11.59	+188.9%
Average			+90.3%

Istanbul vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY269.03	$6.12 SCR85.81	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	$33.37 SCR468.01	-50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-47.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY416.09	??
Average			-30.3%

Istanbul vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.4% more for housing

	Istanbul	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY799.42	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+758.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+24.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+54.1%
Average			+27.4%

Istanbul vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-85.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-66.5%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY236.49	$4.01 SCR56.30	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY213.63	$4.00 SCR56.12	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$24.19 SCR339.29	+935.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$7.21 SCR101.07	-11.4%
Average			+17.4%

Istanbul vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	$37.23 SCR522.21	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	$24.74 SCR347.02	-37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+5.6%
Average			-19.7%

Istanbul vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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