Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Japan

Yokosuka vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Yokosuka is 16.9% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% less in Yokosuka
Groceries: pay 78.5% more in Yokosuka
Transportation: pay 23.0% less in Yokosuka
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Yokosuka
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Yokosuka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Yokosuka
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Yokosuka

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Yokosuka. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Yokosuka.

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Yokosuka vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	Yokosuka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY606.11	$6.33 ¥992	-48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY464.68	$5.06 ¥794	-45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.04	$1.28 ¥200	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY28.76	$0.85 ¥133	+46.5%
Average			-39.5%

Istanbul vs. Yokosuka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.5% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Yokosuka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY45.76	$1.52 ¥238	+64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY262.29	$5.18 ¥813	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY232.86	$5.37 ¥843	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY119.84	$2.04 ¥320	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY126.19	$2.87 ¥450	+13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.32	$2.58 ¥405	+203.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.06	$1.26 ¥197	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.45	$1.43 ¥225	+150.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.53	$1.90 ¥298	+127.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.42	$1.17 ¥183	+276.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.22	$1.18 ¥186	+313.7%
Average			+78.5%

Istanbul vs. Yokosuka - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.0% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Yokosuka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY270.07	$4.11 ¥645	-24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,331.58	$62.63 ¥9,825	-6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY417.69	$25.94 ¥4,069	+208.7%
Average			-23.0%

Istanbul vs. Yokosuka - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	Istanbul	Yokosuka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY802.49	$31.63 ¥4,962	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	$537.76 ¥84,355	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	$316.33 ¥49,621	-51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	$101.00 ¥15,844	+46.7%
Average			-35.8%

Istanbul vs. Yokosuka - Cost of housing

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Yokosuka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49	$577.35 ¥90,566	-43.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$14,711.34 ¥2M	-43.4%
Average			-43.5%

Istanbul vs. Yokosuka - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Yokosuka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY237.39	$2.53 ¥397	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY214.45	$2.85 ¥447	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY116.17	$3.80 ¥595	+62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	$44.29 ¥6,947	-41.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY404.07	$11.39 ¥1,786	+40.1%
Average			-19.2%

Istanbul vs. Yokosuka - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Istanbul	Yokosuka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,651.47	$50.30 ¥7,890	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,969.15	$35.85 ¥5,624	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY4,966.02	$60.73 ¥9,527	-39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,747.86	$98.06 ¥15,382	+2.7%
Average			-14.6%

Istanbul vs. Yokosuka - Cost of clothing

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