Austin vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	962K	15.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 97% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 858th and 4347th ($2455 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 142nd and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Istanbul

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	Austin	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$17728

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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