important comparison between the Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir

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Eskişehir is a Turkish city about 233 km away from the Turkish capital city, Ankara. The city of “Eskişehir” is known as the city of students or the city of youth because it receives large numbers of students of different nationalities from the world every year, and includes two of the best universities, The Turkish universities are “Osman Gazi” and “Anadolu University”, and Eskişehir was recently ranked second among the Turkish cities in terms of quality of living, and we liked to make a comparison between the costs of living in Istanbul and Eskişehir, as they are two of the cities that Arabs prefer the most in Turkey.

Comparison between the cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir:

The cost of living is summarized in a group of goods and services provided in the two cities, and they can be compared as follows:

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir : Compare prices for restaurants

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of service
41,67%	17,5	30	Meal in a low-cost restaurant for two
25%	75	100	A meal in an average restaurant for two people
13,64%	19	22	McDonald’s Meal (Combo)
12,76%	9,94	11,40	Cappuccino
4,70%	4,29	4,40	Pepsi bottle
20 %	1,38	1,72	Pepsi bottle

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir : Comparison between the prices of basic food commodities

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of food commodities
17.21% –	3.61	4.36	Liter regular milk
10.82% +	2.43	2.19	Large white loaf of bread 500gm
31.05% +	10.99	8.38	1 kilo of white rice
13.79% –	9.06	10.50	12 eggs
13% –	32.41	31.35	A kilo of local cheese
0.17% –	21.57	21.61	One kilo of boneless chicken breasts
6.83% +	65.42	61.24	A kilo of red meat
9.58% –	4.85	5.36	A kilo of apples
8.60% –	10.40	11.38	A Kilo of bananas
4.07% +	5.16	4.96	A Kilo of orange
50.70% –	3.18	6.44	A Kilo of tomatoes
40.62% –	2.91	4.90	A kilo of potatoes
43.53% –	2.88	5.10	A kilo of onions
34.44% –	2.68	4.09	Bunch of lettuce
18.94% –	1.63	2.01	1.5-liter water bottle
0%	14	14	Imported cigarette

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir: Comparison between the cost of basic services and facilities

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of service
5.72% –	382.76	405.98	(Electricity, water, gas, cleaning fees) for an apartment of 85 m
8.17% –	0.65	0.71	Prepaid mobile minute
29.15%	73.67	91.11	The cost of unlimited internet services

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir : Comparison between the cost of transportation

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of service
5.66% –	2.5	2.65	Public transportation ticket (one-way ticket)
60.98% –	80	205	Monthly transportation card
6.25% +	4.24	4	Taxi starting fare
20% +	3	2.5	Taxi kilometer cost
8.23%+	25	23	The cost of waiting an hour by taxi
2.85% +	6.78	6.68	The price of a liter of gasoline

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir : Comparison of car purchase prices

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of car
17.33% +	176.000	150.000	The cost of buying a Volkswagen Golf 1,490KW
22.91% –	119.67	147.100	The cost of buying a Toyota car 1,619KW

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir : Comparison between monthly housing rents

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of housing
60.94% –	737	1888	One-room apartment in a residential complex
58.82% –	468	1138	One-bedroom apartment outside a residential complex
62.32% –	1400	3715	3 rooms apartment in a residential complex
60% –	828	2081	3 rooms apartment outside a residential complex

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir: Comparison between the purchase prices of apartments

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of apartment
61.21% –	3300	8507	Price per square meter for an apartment in a residential complex
56.57% –	1750	4328	Price per square meter for an apartment outside a residential complex

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir: Comparison between the cost of gyms and fitness

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of service
29.98% –	110.48	155.56	Monthly cost of a gym for an adult
19.81 % –	80	99.76	Tennis court rental cost for one hour during holidays
40% –	15	25	Cinema seat

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir: Comparison between the cost of pre-kindergarten care and the cost of international schools

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of service
15.25% –	1440	1699	Monthly cost of caring for a pre-school child for a full day
28.59% –	29.900	41.869	International Primary School Annual Cost

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir: Comparison between the prices of clothes and shoes

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of goods
5.87% +	236	223	The cost of buying a famous brand jean
41% –	93	158	Summer dress from a famous chain of stores
13.13% –	341.25	393	Sports shoes at an average price
14.66% –	250	332	Classic men’s shoes

Cost of Living in Istanbul vs Eskisehir: Comparison of salaries and fixed interest rates

The difference	Cost in Turkish liras in Eskişehir	Cost in Turkish liras in Istanbul	Type of service
9% –	2525	2779	Average monthly salaries after taxes withdrawal
10,40%-	20,40%	22,68%	Annual Mortgage interest rate (for 20 years)

We conclude from the above that:

• Rental prices in Eskişehir are 61.36% lower than rental prices in Istanbul.
• The cost of restaurants in Eskişehir is 25.41% lower than the cost of restaurants in Istanbul.
• The cost of food and groceries in Eskişehir is lower than in Istanbul by 4,51%.
• The purchasing power in Eskişehir is higher than the purchasing power in Istanbul by 13.99%.

That is why a person in Eskişehir will need about 8,775 TL to live in the same standard of living, which in Istanbul will require about 11,000 TL.

You can also find out a comparison between the costs of living in Istanbul and Ankara through the following article:

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