Cost of living comparison

United States

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Turkey

Istanbul vs. Warner Robins Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 20.9% cheaper than Warner Robins.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 60.9% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 21.5% more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Istanbul

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

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Istanbul vs. Warner Robins Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Warner Robins, you would:

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Warner Robins	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.50	$12.19 TRY611.44	-21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$9.35 TRY468.77	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$1.73 TRY86.80	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.28	$0.58 TRY29.01	-54.8%
Average			-19.1%

Warner Robins vs. Istanbul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Warner Robins	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$3.51	$0.92 TRY46.16	-73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.98	$5.28 TRY264.59	-11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91	$4.69 TRY234.91	+60.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46	$2.41 TRY120.90	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.03	$2.54 TRY127.30	-37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06	$0.85 TRY42.69	-58.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05	$1.03 TRY51.51	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17	$0.57 TRY28.70	-50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.84 TRY41.89	-57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99	$0.31 TRY15.56	-68.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39	$0.29 TRY14.35	-79.5%
Average			-45.5%

Warner Robins vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.9% more for transportation

	Warner Robins	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08	$5.43 TRY272.44	+76.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.03 TRY3,360.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,791.00	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+97.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18	$8.40 TRY421.37	-36.3%
Average			+60.9%

Warner Robins vs. Istanbul - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Warner Robins	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00	$16.15 TRY809.55	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,136.25	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,087.50	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.35	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	-63.2%
Average			-38.4%

Warner Robins vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 21.5% more for childcare

	Warner Robins	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,286.12	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	-20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,000.00	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+85.7%
Average			+21.5%

Warner Robins vs. Istanbul - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Warner Robins	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75	$4.78 TRY239.48	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75	$4.31 TRY216.34	-9.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.49	$2.34 TRY117.19	-68.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.00	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	+217.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$8.13 TRY407.63	-32.3%
Average			+1.9%

Warner Robins vs. Istanbul - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Warner Robins	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	-11.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.83	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	+1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.67	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	+10.2%
Average			-6.8%

Warner Robins vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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