Canberra vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
381K
15.5M

The cost of living in Canberra is 113% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 929th and 4816th ($2393 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 393rd and 790th 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
$20.1
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$4.29
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$13982

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$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$1800
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$1876
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$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
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$1397
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$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
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$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
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$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
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$1661
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$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
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$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
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$668
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$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985