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Istanbul vs. San Pawl Il-bahar Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 8.0% cheaper than San Pawl Il-bahar.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% less in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 32.7% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Istanbul
Housing: pay 8.2% less in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 39.1% more in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. San Pawl Il-bahar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of San Pawl Il-bahar, you would:

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pay 35.4% less for restaurants

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.58	$12.19 TRY611.44	-37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$9.35 TRY468.77	-16.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.21	$1.73 TRY86.80	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.81	$0.58 TRY29.01	-71.3%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 32.7% less for groceries

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 €1.07	$0.92 TRY46.16	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.70	$5.28 TRY264.59	+27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 €4.61	$4.69 TRY234.91	-8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55 €3.19	$2.41 TRY120.90	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 €3.19	$2.54 TRY127.30	-28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.23	$0.85 TRY42.69	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.03 TRY51.51	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.57 TRY28.70	-56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.14	$0.84 TRY41.89	-34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.64	$0.31 TRY15.56	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.29 TRY14.35	-65.3%
Average			-32.7%

San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.10	$5.43 TRY272.44	-4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.03 TRY3,360.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,847.06 €33,954.49	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €21.10	$8.40 TRY421.37	-64.3%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 8.2% less for housing

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.31 €36.16	$16.15 TRY809.55	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.77 €879.00	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$858.46 €770.17	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	-24.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.53 €39.95	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	+54.7%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.05 €329.30	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	+178.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,132.13 €9,987.19	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+133.6%
Average			+155.0%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €4.02	$4.78 TRY239.48	+6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 €2.31	$4.31 TRY216.34	+67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.33 €5.68	$2.34 TRY117.19	-63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39 €45.21	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	+51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.94 €8.92	$8.13 TRY407.63	-18.2%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.39 €20.09	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	+138.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.22 €29.80	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	+19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.04 €87.06	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.65 €66.97	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	+28.0%
Average			+39.1%

San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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