Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Canada

Toronto vs. Kocaeli Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 83.2% more expensive than Kocaeli.

Restaurants: pay 97.7% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.2% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Kocaeli Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Kocaeli, you would:

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pay 97.7% more for restaurants

	Kocaeli	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.13 TRY407.63	$17.53 CA$24.75	+115.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.88 TRY394.89	$10.52 CA$14.85	+33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 TRY56.05	$2.08 CA$2.93	+85.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TRY15.29	$1.71 CA$2.42	+461.2%
Average			+97.7%

Kocaeli vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Kocaeli	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 TRY43.70	$2.74 CA$3.87	+214.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 TRY244.27	$4.56 CA$6.44	-6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.38 TRY169.57	$9.44 CA$13.33	+179.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 TRY132.99	$3.54 CA$4.99	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 TRY92.43	$5.16 CA$7.28	+179.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TRY38.82	$1.68 CA$2.37	+117.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 TRY46.21	$0.54 CA$0.76	-41.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY23.10	$1.59 CA$2.24	+245.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY27.24	$1.95 CA$2.75	+258.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.63	$0.82 CA$1.16	+254.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.50	$0.73 CA$1.04	+287.5%
Average			+122.5%

Kocaeli vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Kocaeli	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 TRY249.12	$4.68 CA$6.60	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.65 TRY3,693.12	$109.41 CA$154.46	+48.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,095.22 TRY2M	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	-32.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.80 CA$18.07
Average			-4.3%

Kocaeli vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kocaeli	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.96 TRY649.91	$47.87 CA$67.57	+269.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$779.09 TRY39,064.51	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	+103.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$474.23 TRY23,778.40	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	+198.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.35 TRY3,026.25	$92.23 CA$130.19	+52.8%
Average			+134.1%

Kocaeli vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Kocaeli	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$457.29 TRY22,929.17	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	+80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,097.21 TRY306K	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	+285.4%
Average			+163.6%

Kocaeli vs. Toronto - Cost of childcare

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pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kocaeli	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 TRY129.93	$6.31 CA$8.91	+143.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 TRY177.32	$3.97 CA$5.61	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY112.10	$14.03 CA$19.80	+527.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.20 TRY2,717.53	$38.35 CA$54.13	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.08 TRY254.77	$12.62 CA$17.82	+148.5%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Kocaeli	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.09 TRY2,411.47	$51.64 CA$72.90	+7.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.51 TRY2,683.22	$39.51 CA$55.77	-26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.58 TRY6,046.17	$98.10 CA$138.48	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.61 TRY5,095.03	$122.24 CA$172.55	+20.3%
Average			-6.1%

Kocaeli vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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