Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 21.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Italy, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Istanbul
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.64
|
$9.29
TRY318.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.42
|
$6.97
TRY238.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.32
|
$1.25
TRY42.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.54
TRY18.57
|
|
pay 45.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
$0.59
TRY20.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.31
|
$4.25
TRY145.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.17
|
$4.39
TRY150.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.11
TRY72.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.64
|
$2.55
TRY87.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.55
TRY18.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.81
TRY27.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.42
TRY14.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.18
|
$0.57
TRY19.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.34
TRY11.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.26
TRY9.00
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.79
|
$4.67
TRY160.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.40
|
$42.99
TRY1,474.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,985.26
|
$43,361.37
TRY1,486,922.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.10
|
$5.14
TRY176.26
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.65
|
$10.90
TRY373.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€611.66
|
$766.91
TRY26,298.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€467.46
|
$488.42
TRY16,748.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.20
|
$43.25
TRY1,483.12
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
Italy
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€480.79
|
$548.23
TRY18,799.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,902.36
|
$11,216.73
TRY384,637.52
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$3.41
TRY116.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$2.90
TRY99.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.71
|
$1.86
TRY63.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.53
|
$40.11
TRY1,375.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.81
|
$6.19
TRY212.42
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.05
|
$47.30
TRY1,621.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.52
|
$34.12
TRY1,170.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.83
|
$88.04
TRY3,018.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.95
|
$79.70
TRY2,732.95
|
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