Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.1 times more expensive than Istanbul.
If you lived in Washington instead of Istanbul, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Istanbul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.29
TRY299.72
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
TRY224.79
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
TRY40.32
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Istanbul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
TRY19.10
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.25
TRY137.16
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
TRY141.68
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
TRY67.98
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
TRY82.21
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
TRY17.64
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
TRY26.26
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.52
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
TRY18.51
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TRY11.02
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.46
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Istanbul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.67
TRY150.74
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.99
TRY1,386.73
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,361.37
TRY1,398,716.55
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.14
TRY165.81
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Istanbul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.90
TRY351.60
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.91
TRY24,738.28
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.42
TRY15,754.97
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.25
TRY1,395.14
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Istanbul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$548.23
TRY17,684.35
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,216.73
TRY361,820.44
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Istanbul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.41
TRY109.90
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
TRY93.56
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TRY59.94
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.11
TRY1,293.86
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
TRY199.82
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 63.5% more for clothing
Istanbul
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.30
TRY1,525.73
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.12
TRY1,100.61
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
TRY2,839.84
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.70
TRY2,570.83
|
$173.48
|
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