Auckland vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	95
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	1.47M	15.7M

The cost of living in Auckland is 52% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2124th and 4522nd ($1961 vs $1288) 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 0.7 months in Istanbul. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 170th and 1015th 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	$12.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$18637

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013