Adelaide vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$687
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$1209
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	1.39M	15.7M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 77% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1178th and 4475th ($2355 vs $1328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.9 months in Istanbul. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 75th and 829th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Istanbul

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	Adelaide	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$4.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$3154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$23206

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020