Adelaide vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	94	76
🏙️ Population	1.39M	15.7M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 58% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1894th and 4347th ($1978 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 46th and 850th 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	$14.9	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$17728

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1668
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899