Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Izmir Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 40.2% more expensive than Izmir.

Restaurants: pay 44.4% more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 47.1% more in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 39.9% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Izmir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.4% more for restaurants

	Izmir	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$14.00 SEK138.74	+37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.64 TRY427.69	$10.00 SEK99.10	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 TRY73.51	$2.30 SEK22.79	+54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TRY29.87	$2.18 SEK21.64	+261.8%
Average			+44.4%

Izmir vs. Vasteras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Izmir	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TRY51.64	$2.97 SEK29.40	+184.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 TRY233.97	$6.02 SEK59.71	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.24 TRY209.81	$5.38 SEK53.34	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 TRY122.91	$3.99 SEK39.53	+60.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 TRY112.88	$5.76 SEK57.09	+152.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 TRY45.28	$1.42 SEK14.08	+55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 TRY48.19	$1.12 SEK11.13	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TRY23.58	$1.66 SEK16.48	+249.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY31.89	$1.98 SEK19.67	+208.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.86	$0.66 SEK6.52	+153.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TRY8.63	$0.79 SEK7.86	+355.1%
Average			+113.2%

Izmir vs. Vasteras - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Izmir	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 TRY259.19	$6.48 SEK64.22	+23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	$71.23 SEK706.08	+64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.67 TRY577.94	$23.49 SEK232.88	+101.3%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 47.1% more for housing

	Izmir	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.94 TRY789.12	$42.96 SEK425.88	+169.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	+23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	+41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+113.8%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Izmir	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,450.48 TRY715K	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	-65.4%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Izmir	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 TRY171.07	$7.00 SEK69.37	+102.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 TRY181.10	$4.33 SEK42.94	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$7.10 SEK70.36	+217.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	$34.74 SEK344.37	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$16.50 SEK163.51	+102.9%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 39.9% more for clothing

	Izmir	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+124.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	$39.99 SEK396.39	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	$87.47 SEK867.11	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+66.7%
Average			+39.9%

Izmir vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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