Website for Comparing the Cost of Living of Countries and Cities

Different cultures in different parts of the world, and the different cultures that come with these cultures. lifestyles exists. For this reason, when you leave a country or city where you have lived for a long time and go to a different place, you may have difficulties or encounter surprises while adapting to life there. inevitable we can say.

For this reason, in order to minimize the surprises you will encounter, you should plan for these places in advance. research We are here with a site that can help you do it. From the average cost of living of different places crime rate presenting different information to you to Numbeo let’s see together.

Important note: While making this comparison, it should not be forgotten that although there is no minimum wage, one can earn between 130 and 180 kroner per hour (average 235 TL) in Sweden. In our country, the minimum wage is between 18 and 20 TL per hour. For this reason, in this comparison, coming to a conclusion by looking at the units would be the same as converting the euro prices abroad to Turkish lira and seeing it more expensive. In short; It is necessary to calculate the purchasing power of a country only in its own currency.

How to compare two different places?

To the first of the boxes we see here the city we live into the second we want to compare We write the city. Then, when we press the compare button, the minus and plus aspects of the two positions are listed in front of us in categories.

As an example, let’s compare Istanbul, one of the prominent cities of Turkey, and Stockholm, the capital of Sweden:

When we make this comparison, first of all, it includes factors such as transportation, food and accommodation. ‘consumption’ category stands out. According to the information in Numbeo, the consumption cost in Stockholm is higher than in Istanbul. 145.86 percent more.

Just rent We see that Stockholm is ahead in prices again. According to the data on the site, rental house prices in Stockholm are higher than the prices in Istanbul. 331.53% more.

Restaurant When we come to the prices of restaurants in Stockholm, the restaurant prices in Istanbul 269.43 percent It seems to be more expensive.

Market In shopping, Stockholm manages to stay ahead when we compare prices. Because market prices are higher than those in Istanbul. 181.46 percent more expensive.

This has a profound effect on all of those we have mentioned. purchasing power In terms of purchasing power in Stockholm, 224.89% It is striking that the ratio is higher than in Istanbul.

In the following, we see more detailed versions of these categories:

For instance restaurant Under the category, the prices of cheap restaurants, coffee, alcoholic beverages and meals are listed side by side for the two cities. Under the market category, such as milk, eggs and meat different market products sorted in the same way.

Transportation In the category, there are public transportation prices, taxi and fuel costs that provide urban transportation. Besides Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Corolla A price comparison of the models is also given.

Monthly In the expenses part electricity and water bills such as Internet price and phone tariffs are seen.

Except this sport/activity, hobby, childcare and clothes expenses are also presented as different categories, and below them, the relevant expenses are presented as approximate. As a result, the cost of living in Stockholm is compared to Istanbul when using Sweden’s own currency. quite a few is happening. However, if you think about using the Turkish lira there, let’s say that this cost will climb very high.

In other words, what is largely decisive in this comparison is the number of countries rather than the numbers on the price tags. value of the currency.

So how is this information collected?

Users are concerned about their place of residence. information to add or update When they want, they go to this address and fill in the relevant parts. Once you do this and submit, the information is submitted for review and comparison. In other words, a source of information is the users who use the site.

The other source is grocery stores, taxi companies and other organizations that provide services in the categories. official pages. The information obtained from here is placed both up-to-date and the information entered by the users. when comparing is being used.

What about the cost of living difference between cities in our own country? Here is the comparison of Istanbul and Ankara

Consumption When we include details such as costs and rent, it is less in Ankara. Just rent When we look at the prices, Istanbul is more expensive with a rate of 42.59 percent. Restaurant Looking at the prices, there is a price difference of 15.93 percent.

Market When the prices are compared, the market prices in Istanbul are 6.69 percent. higher than that. locally purchasing power When we compare it, Ankara is a cheaper city than Istanbul according to Numbeo.

Top 5 most expensive cities in Turkey:

1. Bursa
2. Antalya
3. Istanbul
4. Izmir
5. Ankara

According to Numbeo data, the province with the highest cost of living in our country is by far Bursa. New York when assigning values 100 percent taken as. In other words, the value we see as 40 in the table is 40 percent of the rental cost of this city/country, for example, than in New York. more cheap means it is. The full list is as follows:

You can also find tools on the site to help you compare the quality of life or property prices in different countries or cities. What are your thoughts on Numbeo? You can share the comparisons that you made on the site and that caught your attention in the comments section.
Source: Numbeo