Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Narva Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 33.7% more expensive than Narva.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% less in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 16.8% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 36.8% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Narva Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% less for restaurants

	Narva	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$12.19 TRY603.79	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$9.35 TRY462.91	+4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 €1.64	$1.73 TRY85.71	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 €1.40	$0.58 TRY28.65	-63.1%
Average			-18.5%

Narva vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

	Narva	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 €1.17	$0.92 TRY45.58	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$5.28 TRY261.28	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 €3.46	$4.69 TRY231.97	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 €2.25	$2.41 TRY119.39	-4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$2.54 TRY125.71	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$0.85 TRY42.16	-17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.03 TRY50.86	+59.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$0.57 TRY28.34	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$0.84 TRY41.37	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$0.31 TRY15.36	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.29 TRY14.17	-19.9%
Average			-16.8%

Narva vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.8% more for transportation

	Narva	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.16 €6.37	$5.43 TRY269.03	-24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 €19.93	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+199.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+81.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.88 €11.46	$8.40 TRY416.09	-34.7%
Average			+36.8%

Narva vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Narva	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.11 €25.91	$16.15 TRY799.42	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.93 €249.15	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+256.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.14 €209.29	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+175.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.56 €178.50	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	-65.7%
Average			+106.2%

Narva vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Narva	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.74 €239.19	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+280.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,838.15 €6,976.23	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+231.7%
Average			+255.1%

Narva vs. Istanbul - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Narva	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.48	$4.78 TRY236.49	-5.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.73 €3.32	$4.31 TRY213.63	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.33 €5.63	$2.34 TRY115.73	-63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.55 €37.87	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+79.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.56 €8.51	$8.13 TRY402.53	-15.0%
Average			+2.4%

Narva vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Narva	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.85 €76.41	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	-37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.18 €84.71	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	-29.2%
Average			-22.7%

Narva vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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