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Istanbul vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 2.3 times more expensive than Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 69.4% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.2% more in Istanbul

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Istanbul are more expensive than in Subic Bay Freeport Zone. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Istanbul.

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Istanbul vs. Subic Bay Freeport Zone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Subic Bay Freeport Zone, you would:

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pay 82.4% more for restaurants

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.78 ₱304.22	$12.19 TRY606.11	+155.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.18 ₱329.57	$9.35 TRY464.68	+80.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.54 ₱98.03	$1.73 TRY86.04	+12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ₱54.08	$0.58 TRY28.76	-31.9%
Average			+82.4%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.92 TRY45.76
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.28 TRY262.29
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 ₱422.25	$4.69 TRY232.86	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 ₱121.69	$2.41 TRY119.84	+26.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.54 TRY126.19
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.85 TRY42.32
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.03 TRY51.06
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.57 TRY28.45
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.84 TRY41.53
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.31 TRY15.42
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.29 TRY14.22
Average			-5.7%

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.4% more for transportation

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.88 ₱246.71	$5.43 TRY270.07	+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.03 TRY3,331.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$50,810.11 TRY3M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.55 ₱162.25	$8.40 TRY417.69	+229.5%
Average			+69.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.74 ₱1,064.77	$16.15 TRY802.49	-3.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.52 ₱8,112.54	$996.85 TRY49,547.03	+681.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.70 ₱5,070.33	$647.83 TRY32,199.56	+712.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.66 ₱6,785.30	$68.87 TRY3,423.14	-35.4%
Average			+392.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,021.62 TRY50,778.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$25,999.20 TRY1M

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pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 ₱91.27	$4.78 TRY237.39	+232.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.23 ₱141.97	$4.31 TRY214.45	+93.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 ₱162.25	$2.34 TRY116.17	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.95 ₱1,905.21	$76.22 TRY3,788.18	+154.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 ₱468.84	$8.13 TRY404.07	+10.3%
Average			+86.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Subic Bay Freeport Zone	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$53.35 TRY2,651.47
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.62 TRY1,969.15
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$99.91 TRY4,966.02
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$95.52 TRY4,747.86

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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