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Cyprus

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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Larnaca Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 6.6% cheaper than Larnaca.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 34.6% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 11.7% less in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% less in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Larnaca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Larnaca, you would:

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Larnaca	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €12.05	$12.19 TRY611.44	-9.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 €7.13	$9.35 TRY468.77	+17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.52	$1.73 TRY86.80	+2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 €0.92	$0.58 TRY29.01	-43.4%
Average			-4.1%

Larnaca vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.6% less for groceries

	Larnaca	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 €1.83	$0.92 TRY46.16	-54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.91 €6.19	$5.28 TRY264.59	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 €5.60	$4.69 TRY234.91	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 €3.80	$2.41 TRY120.90	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 €3.51	$2.54 TRY127.30	-35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 €1.09	$0.85 TRY42.69	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$1.03 TRY51.51	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.67	$0.57 TRY28.70	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.08	$0.84 TRY41.89	-30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.31 TRY15.56	-51.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.47	$0.29 TRY14.35	-45.6%
Average			-34.6%

Larnaca vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Larnaca	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 €5.62	$5.43 TRY272.44	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.99 €50.23	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	+19.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,534.38	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 €22.60	$8.40 TRY421.37	-66.6%
Average			+1.6%

Larnaca vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.7% less for housing

	Larnaca	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.65 €27.50	$16.15 TRY809.55	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$916.19 €821.96	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	+8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$683.04 €612.79	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	-5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.16 €124.85	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	-50.5%
Average			-11.7%

Larnaca vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Larnaca	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.46 €342.22	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	+167.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,314.67 €6,562.36	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+255.4%
Average			+208.5%

Larnaca vs. Istanbul - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Larnaca	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €3.01	$4.78 TRY239.48	+42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 €3.40	$4.31 TRY216.34	+14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.02	$2.34 TRY117.19	-58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.65 €54.41	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	+25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.05	$8.13 TRY407.63	-27.4%
Average			-1.4%

Larnaca vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Larnaca	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.78 €59.02	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	-18.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.88	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	+23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 €61.53	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	+45.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.38 €82.88	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	+3.4%
Average			+10.7%

Larnaca vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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