Historical Prices in Istanbul

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 176.95 733.55 142.85
2022 80.15 363.19 65.54
2021 42.47 192.00 33.72
2020 31.81 130.49 26.29
2019 29.70 114.79 23.14
2018 23.81 90.18 18.68
2017 21.38 84.36 16.59
2016 18.53 77.43 15.89
2015 16.47 66.30 15.16
2014 13.83 63.95 13.73
2013 12.88 64.61 12.90
2012 12.43 62.50 11.53
2011 12.99 59.03 11.22
2010 10.60 43.75 11.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 74.13 88.96 24.86 9.73 55.31
2022 42.41 49.31 12.48 5.07 27.59
2021 22.61 28.21 5.92 2.31 16.22
2020 17.58 21.49 4.65 1.71 13.25
2019 17.38 21.36 4.42 1.69 11.89
2018 14.52 17.94 3.68 1.44 9.59
2017 12.47 14.71 3.28 1.24 8.50
2016 9.34 11.99 2.83 1.07 7.61
2015 8.63 11.38 2.56 0.92 6.93
2014 7.98 9.57 2.58 0.84 6.46
2013 7.39 8.41 2.18 0.78 6.16
2012 6.22 6.97 2.50 0.90 5.66
2011 4.92 6.22 2.45 1.14 5.69
2010 5.06 7.30 4.50 1.08 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 26.08 13.27 47.32 8.58 44.32 61.17
2022 15.29 7.14 27.56 4.84 27.37 37.07
2021 7.12 3.53 15.93 2.41 15.37 21.23
2020 5.39 2.70 11.43 2.39 13.20 18.07
2019 4.59 2.35 11.17 2.20 11.71 16.20
2018 3.85 2.39 9.38 1.89 8.80 12.12
2017 3.04 1.88 8.04 1.70 7.32 9.73
2016 2.70 1.70 6.37 1.60 6.50 8.91
2015 2.58 1.73 5.83 1.36 5.44 7.36
2014 2.39 1.48 5.28 1.27 4.94 6.36
2013 2.12 1.18 4.85 1.19 4.47 6.27
2012 2.04 1.27 4.16 1.15 4.08 5.19
2011 1.83 0.96 3.58 1.11 3.03 4.38
2010 2.02 1.00 5.00 1.00 2.82 3.42
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 24.97 23.82 17.02 18.82 42.38 26.48 37.03 17.47
2022 13.52 13.53 9.63 11.72 24.07 18.81 24.74 7.40
2021 7.28 7.70 3.43 5.00 13.33 6.56 14.92 2.99
2020 6.61 7.31 3.57 4.53 11.85 5.72 14.53 3.30
2019 5.64 5.51 4.39 4.35 8.82 6.13 12.24 4.66
2018 4.88 4.31 3.73 3.14 8.25 5.17 9.09 3.75
2017 4.00 3.59 2.31 2.78 6.55 4.42 7.07 2.14
2016 3.74 3.23 2.10 2.53 5.66 3.39 6.06 2.13
2015 3.78 3.49 2.81 2.68 5.50 3.40 5.73 2.17
2014 3.49 3.12 2.52 2.25 4.40 3.12 - -
2013 3.12 2.64 1.69 2.27 3.84 2.57 - -
2012 2.84 2.72 1.45 1.74 3.67 2.40 - -
2011 3.68 3.02 1.88 1.30 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 186.41 237.17 42.30 118.14 341.55
2022 94.75 123.05 28.57 67.97 150.42
2021 53.48 67.83 18.75 31.63 81.18
2020 43.42 58.15 18.50 23.17 70.44
2019 34.06 49.56 16.31 22.64 63.42
2018 27.42 40.42 13.15 18.04 60.02
2017 22.79 34.83 12.71 14.60 53.87
2016 20.06 31.52 11.41 13.03 47.26
2015 19.13 29.10 10.06 12.60 45.18
2014 16.55 28.02 9.50 11.57 -
2013 14.89 24.03 9.31 11.29 -
2012 14.73 26.00 8.32 10.51 -
2011 14.78 20.88 7.13 12.50 -
2010 25.00 20.00 7.15 10.64 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 16637.88 10620.17 30163.30 18865.60
2022 7658.91 4490.84 14705.14 8434.47
2021 3177.49 1888.12 6020.92 3487.36
2020 2316.98 1326.67 4097.46 2372.63
2019 1923.31 1164.88 3729.42 2092.79
2018 1810.27 1055.10 3256.49 1859.90
2017 1788.99 990.98 3389.13 1892.92
2016 1726.14 934.50 3191.96 1746.89
2015 1447.22 794.33 2704.86 1450.61
2014 1315.69 723.53 2513.03 1293.28
2013 1152.28 668.30 2220.69 1196.67
2012 1060.70 551.30 1890.10 1040.01
2011 1017.34 575.00 1700.00 1162.21
2010 1066.67 750.00 2033.33 1280.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 68073.61 36301.84
2022 35270.88 18014.45
2021 13502.29 7741.52
2020 10159.81 4940.31
2019 8731.87 4441.21
2018 8661.35 4119.84
2017 9217.97 4090.39
2016 7892.69 3568.93
2015 6701.19 2983.07
2014 5936.69 2491.39
2013 5058.33 2073.33
2012 4424.25 2063.58
2011 3240.58 1562.75
2010 3500.00 3000.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 14418.43
2022 6339.16
2021 3845.23
2020 3268.54
2019 2929.53
2018 2537.21
2017 2667.92
2016 2458.05
2015 2035.74
2014 2014.46
2013 1936.67
2012 2099.28
2011 1840.00
2010 2250.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 12.55 29.95
2022 7.90 22.19
2021 4.07 7.57
2020 3.64 6.68
2019 2.97 6.79
2018 2.84 6.20
2017 2.78 5.24
2016 2.53 4.63
2015 2.52 4.62
2014 2.34 5.02
2013 2.35 4.95
2012 2.05 4.57
2011 2.10 4.30
2010 1.88 3.75
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 840.46
2022 538.16
2021 276.64
2020 252.10
2019 202.13
2018 202.46
2017 190.10
2016 179.02
2015 166.22
2014 156.56
2013 146.03
2012 136.43
2011 122.14
2010 110.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 28.45
2022 22.51
2021 17.97
2020 13.68
2019 20.45
2018 18.50
2017 13.04
2016 12.75
2015 12.48
2014 12.51
2013 11.31
2012 12.69
2011 11.67
2010 10.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 1567.37 240.51 211.46
2022 1148.93 152.49 -
2021 552.39 121.98 -
2020 499.25 105.81 -
2019 413.10 94.84 -
2018 357.88 85.43 -
2017 337.58 69.12 -
2016 304.93 58.54 -
2015 301.80 58.51 -
2014 253.09 57.57 -
2013 210.36 59.54 -
2012 230.76 55.00 -
2011 236.27 50.67 -
2010 200.00 - -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 832.43 295.80 120.78
2022 392.64 226.45 55.04
2021 217.78 142.01 33.45
2020 175.96 122.98 27.30
2019 169.09 109.08 25.21
2018 149.83 82.29 21.81
2017 141.30 76.07 20.39
2016 141.09 70.00 18.81
2015 133.13 71.98 17.12
2014 129.17 50.77 16.00
2013 121.80 32.50 15.60
2012 129.91 46.67 13.77
2011 131.11 30.80 14.00
2010 150.00 - 13.75

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 1106.47 819.06 2102.92 1825.02
2022 709.92 498.92 1211.17 915.28
2021 344.92 248.23 600.48 505.72
2020 256.73 184.08 476.26 366.75
2019 237.38 166.35 397.88 339.47
2018 192.40 131.24 316.23 269.06
2017 171.12 112.83 266.31 236.17
2016 146.44 100.57 230.56 223.55
2015 146.02 99.32 202.59 207.52
2014 142.78 88.90 153.28 160.32
2013 131.00 77.00 150.13 147.93
2012 129.11 78.87 136.05 132.35
2011 144.80 79.83 154.16 127.84
2010 180.00 60.00 120.00 80.00
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