Canberra vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	84	76
🏙️ Population	381K	15.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 62% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1768th and 4347th ($2023 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.7 months in Istanbul. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 388th and 850th 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	$14.1	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$17728

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1668
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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