Auckland vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$1095
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	15.7M

The cost of living in Auckland is 65% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1604th and 4562nd ($2156 vs $1305) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Turkey, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 240th and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Istanbul

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	Auckland	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$20004

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041