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Izmir vs. Wollongong Cost of Living Summary

Izmir is 44.4% cheaper than Wollongong.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in Izmir
Groceries: pay 53.5% less in Izmir
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Izmir
Housing: pay 56.9% less in Izmir
Childcare: pay 52.4% less in Izmir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Izmir
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Izmir

Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Izmir.

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Izmir vs. Wollongong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Izmir instead of Wollongong, you would:

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Wollongong	Izmir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.06 A$24.54	$10.16 TRY503.16	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.44 A$15.02	$8.64 TRY427.69	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 A$4.45	$1.48 TRY73.51	-52.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 A$3.21	$0.60 TRY29.87	-72.9%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 53.5% less for groceries

	Wollongong	Izmir
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 A$4.13	$1.04 TRY51.64	-63.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 A$7.51	$4.73 TRY233.97	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.33	$4.24 TRY209.81	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 A$5.78	$2.48 TRY122.91	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 A$6.13	$2.28 TRY112.88	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 A$1.93	$0.91 TRY45.28	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.63	$0.97 TRY48.19	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 A$2.20	$0.48 TRY23.58	-68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 A$3.00	$0.64 TRY31.89	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$0.26 TRY12.86	-75.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 A$1.65	$0.17 TRY8.63	-84.8%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Wollongong	Izmir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.30	$5.23 TRY259.19	+3.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$43.19 TRY2,138.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,937.53 A$38,753.46	$41,095.22 TRY2M	+52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.79 A$24.16	$11.67 TRY577.94	-30.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 56.9% less for housing

	Wollongong	Izmir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.13 A$72.12	$15.94 TRY789.12	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,244.53 A$1,790.43	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,089.62 A$1,567.57	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.13 A$200.16	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	-53.6%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 52.4% less for childcare

	Wollongong	Izmir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,167.40 A$3,118.11	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	-68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,280.48 A$29,176.35	$14,450.48 TRY715K	-28.7%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wollongong	Izmir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.96 A$10.02	$3.46 TRY171.07	-50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.01	$3.66 TRY181.10	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$64.09	$2.24 TRY110.70	-95.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.49 A$117.24	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.23 A$19.03	$8.13 TRY402.53	-38.5%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Wollongong	Izmir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.62 A$100.16	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	-34.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.12 A$80.74	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.35 A$167.39	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	-20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.08 A$156.92	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	-24.8%
Average			-28.6%

Wollongong vs. Izmir - Cost of clothing

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