Canberra vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$1328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$687
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$1209
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$1177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	95
😀 Quality of life	85	79
🏙️ Population	381K	15.7M

The cost of living in Canberra is 70% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1373rd and 4475th ($2258 vs $1328) 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 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.9 months in Istanbul. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 438th and 829th 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	$15.6	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$4.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$894
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$1617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$15.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$3154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$60
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$8.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$1014
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$23206

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020