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Turkey

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United States

West Hollywood vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

West Hollywood is 97.7% more expensive than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 99.0% more in West Hollywood
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in West Hollywood
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in West Hollywood
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in West Hollywood
Childcare: pay 19.5% more in West Hollywood
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in West Hollywood
Clothing: pay 12.7% more in West Hollywood

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

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West Hollywood vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West Hollywood instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 99.0% more for restaurants

	Istanbul	West Hollywood
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$25.00	+105.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$15.00	+60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$3.10	+79.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$2.38	+310.4%
Average			+99.0%

Istanbul vs. West Hollywood - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Istanbul	West Hollywood
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$4.81	+422.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$5.75	+8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$4.95	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$5.84	+142.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$3.99	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$2.15	+151.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$1.03	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$1.83	+219.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$2.54	+204.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$1.46	+370.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$1.30	+352.9%
Average			+134.8%

Istanbul vs. West Hollywood - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Istanbul	West Hollywood
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$5.97	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$36,998.00	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	$17.91	+113.2%
Average			+1.8%

Istanbul vs. West Hollywood - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Istanbul	West Hollywood
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$73.00	+352.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$2,900.00	+190.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	$1,800.00	+177.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$166.32	+141.5%
Average			+183.9%

Istanbul vs. West Hollywood - Cost of housing

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pay 19.5% more for childcare

	Istanbul	West Hollywood
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$1,180.00	+15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$32,155.00	+23.7%
Average			+19.5%

Istanbul vs. West Hollywood - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	West Hollywood
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$7.25	+51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$5.95	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$11.71	+401.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$19.75	+142.9%
Average			+102.9%

Istanbul vs. West Hollywood - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.7% more for clothing

	Istanbul	West Hollywood
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$62.66	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$48.00	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$104.75	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$103.33	+8.2%
Average			+12.7%

Istanbul vs. West Hollywood - Cost of clothing

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