Cost of living comparison
Istanbul is 16.8% cheaper than Moncton.
If you lived in Istanbul instead of Moncton, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Moncton
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
CA$22.49
|
$9.29
TRY299.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
CA$12.99
|
$6.97
TRY224.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CA$2.17
|
$1.25
TRY40.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$0.54
TRY17.46
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Moncton
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.65
CA$3.61
|
$0.59
TRY19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
CA$5.94
|
$4.25
TRY137.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
CA$10.61
|
$4.39
TRY141.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
CA$4.76
|
$2.11
TRY67.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
CA$7.17
|
$2.55
TRY82.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
CA$2.87
|
$0.55
TRY17.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.93
|
$0.81
TRY26.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$0.42
TRY13.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
CA$2.52
|
$0.57
TRY18.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CA$1.48
|
$0.34
TRY11.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.46
|
$0.26
TRY8.46
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Moncton
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
CA$6.17
|
$4.67
TRY150.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.37
CA$69.96
|
$42.99
TRY1,386.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$43,361.37
TRY1,398,118.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
$5.14
TRY165.74
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Moncton
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.58
CA$90.67
|
$10.90
TRY351.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$985.51
CA$1,342.01
|
$766.91
TRY24,727.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$812.41
CA$1,106.31
|
$488.42
TRY15,748.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.04
CA$125.33
|
$43.25
TRY1,394.55
|
|
pay 46.8% more for childcare
Moncton
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.96
CA$529.67
|
$548.23
TRY17,676.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,338.88
CA$9,993.73
|
$11,216.73
TRY361,665.63
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Moncton
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
CA$5.00
|
$3.41
TRY109.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CA$3.98
|
$2.90
TRY93.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$1.86
TRY59.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.82
CA$41.97
|
$40.11
TRY1,293.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CA$13.24
|
$6.19
TRY199.73
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Moncton
|
Istanbul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.89
CA$81.55
|
$47.30
TRY1,525.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
CA$46.57
|
$34.12
TRY1,100.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.28
CA$102.52
|
$88.04
TRY2,838.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.23
CA$125.59
|
$79.70
TRY2,569.73
|
|
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