Canberra vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$1305
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$3329
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$689
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$1222
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$1095
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	381K	15.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 70% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1443rd and 4562nd ($2223 vs $1305) 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Istanbul. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 479th and 925th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Istanbul

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	Canberra	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$4.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$896
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$1645
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	43.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$3111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$20004

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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