Atlanta vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$1033
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	499K	15.5M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 158% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 459th and 5143rd ($2648 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th and 1st in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 151st and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Istanbul

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	Atlanta	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$3.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$9042

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001