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Istanbul vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 37.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 83.1% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 40.4% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 47.6% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 13.5% more in Istanbul

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Istanbul are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Istanbul.

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Istanbul vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.1% more for restaurants

	Lima	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$12.19 TRY603.79	+180.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$9.35 TRY462.91	+34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$1.73 TRY85.71	+59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.58 TRY28.65	-8.6%
Average			+83.1%

Lima vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$0.92 TRY45.58	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$5.28 TRY261.28	+16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$4.69 TRY231.97	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$2.41 TRY119.39	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$2.54 TRY125.71	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$0.85 TRY42.16	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$1.03 TRY50.86	+115.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.57 TRY28.34	-9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$0.84 TRY41.37	+23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.31 TRY15.36	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.29 TRY14.17	-28.6%
Average			-10.4%

Lima vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% more for transportation

	Lima	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$5.43 TRY269.03	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+152.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+131.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$8.40 TRY416.09	-58.4%
Average			+40.4%

Lima vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.6% more for housing

	Lima	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$16.15 TRY799.42	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+92.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	+24.3%
Average			+47.6%

Lima vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Lima	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+470.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+98.5%
Average			+236.6%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$4.78 TRY236.49	+82.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$4.31 TRY213.63	+33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$2.34 TRY115.73	-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+134.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$8.13 TRY402.53	+12.0%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 13.5% more for clothing

	Lima	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+21.0%
Average			+13.5%

Lima vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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