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Turkey

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Belgium

Charleroi vs. Izmir Cost of Living Summary

Charleroi is 59.4% more expensive than Izmir.

Restaurants: pay 96.2% more in Charleroi
Groceries: pay 93.1% more in Charleroi
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Charleroi
Housing: pay 76.6% more in Charleroi
Childcare: pay 65.5% more in Charleroi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% more in Charleroi
Clothing: pay 37.8% more in Charleroi

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

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Charleroi vs. Izmir Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Charleroi instead of Izmir, you would:

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pay 96.2% more for restaurants

	Izmir	Charleroi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$22.39 €19.93	+120.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.64 TRY427.69	$13.44 €11.96	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 TRY73.51	$2.16 €1.93	+45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TRY29.87	$2.13 €1.89	+252.6%
Average			+96.2%

Izmir vs. Charleroi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.1% more for groceries

	Izmir	Charleroi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TRY51.64	$2.52 €2.24	+141.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 TRY233.97	$8.62 €7.67	+82.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 TRY209.81	$4.41 €3.92	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 TRY122.91	$3.71 €3.30	+49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 TRY112.88	$5.42 €4.83	+137.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TRY45.28	$1.17 €1.04	+27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 TRY48.19	$1.03 €0.92	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TRY23.58	$1.20 €1.06	+151.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY31.89	$1.51 €1.34	+134.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.86	$0.96 €0.86	+270.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TRY8.63	$0.51 €0.45	+191.5%
Average			+93.1%

Izmir vs. Charleroi - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Izmir	Charleroi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 TRY259.19	$7.05 €6.28	+34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	$41.43 €36.87	-4.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$30,232.86 €26,908.33	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.67 TRY577.94	$27.10 €24.12	+132.2%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 76.6% more for housing

	Izmir	Charleroi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.94 TRY789.12	$47.40 €42.19	+197.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	$802.48 €714.23	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	$821.14 €730.84	+94.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	$156.74 €139.51	+142.8%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 65.5% more for childcare

	Izmir	Charleroi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	+135.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,450.48 TRY715K	$16,796.03 €14,949.07	+16.2%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Izmir	Charleroi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 TRY171.07	$3.25 €2.89	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 TRY181.10	$2.99 €2.66	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$12.54 €11.16	+461.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	$31.72 €28.23	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$15.12 €13.45	+85.9%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 37.8% more for clothing

	Izmir	Charleroi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	$111.27 €99.03	+142.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	$51.94 €46.23	+40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	$89.58 €79.73	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	$89.58 €79.73	+9.3%
Average			+37.8%

Izmir vs. Charleroi - Cost of clothing

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