Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Malta

Gozo vs. Izmir Cost of Living Summary

Gozo is 35.5% more expensive than Izmir.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Gozo
Groceries: pay 53.5% more in Gozo
Transportation: pay 5.4% less in Gozo
Housing: pay 60.4% more in Gozo
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Gozo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Gozo
Clothing: pay 16.9% more in Gozo

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Gozo are more expensive than in Izmir. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Gozo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gozo.

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Gozo vs. Izmir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Izmir	Gozo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$30.79 €27.41	+203.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.64 TRY427.69	$11.20 €9.97	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 TRY73.51	$2.38 €2.12	+60.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TRY29.87	$1.34 €1.20	+122.7%
Average			+104.8%

Izmir vs. Gozo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.5% more for groceries

	Izmir	Gozo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TRY51.64	$1.15 €1.03	+10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 TRY233.97	$5.18 €4.61	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 TRY209.81	$4.62 €4.11	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 TRY122.91	$2.79 €2.48	+12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 TRY112.88	$3.60 €3.21	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TRY45.28	$1.23 €1.10	+34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 TRY48.19	$1.06 €0.95	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TRY23.58	$1.19 €1.06	+150.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY31.89	$0.69 €0.61	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.86	$0.86 €0.77	+231.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TRY8.63	$0.63 €0.57	+264.4%
Average			+53.5%

Izmir vs. Gozo - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% less for transportation

	Izmir	Gozo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 TRY259.19	$5.68 €5.06	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.67 TRY577.94	$18.25 €16.24	+56.4%
Average			-5.4%

Izmir vs. Gozo - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.4% more for housing

	Izmir	Gozo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.94 TRY789.12	$29.39 €26.16	+84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	$909.79 €809.74	+51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	$811.81 €722.54	+92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	$71.36 €63.51	+10.5%
Average			+60.4%

Izmir vs. Gozo - Cost of housing

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Izmir	Gozo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	$277.72 €247.18	-59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,450.48 TRY715K	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	-14.8%
Average			-41.4%

Izmir vs. Gozo - Cost of childcare

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Izmir	Gozo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 TRY171.07	$3.36 €2.99	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 TRY181.10	$2.86 €2.54	-21.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$6.27 €5.58	+180.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	$49.83 €44.35	-22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$11.37 €10.12	+39.8%
Average			+7.1%

Izmir vs. Gozo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.9% more for clothing

	Izmir	Gozo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	$57.44 €51.13	+25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	$49.83 €44.35	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	$64.38 €57.30	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	$130.55 €116.19	+59.3%
Average			+16.9%

Izmir vs. Gozo - Cost of clothing

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