Diyarbakir vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Diyarbakir Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1615
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$450
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$815
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
95
😀 Quality of life
44
76
🏙️ Population
1.73M
15.5M

The cost of living in Diyarbakir is 29% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6650th and 5143rd ($733 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Turkey.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Diyarbakir compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Ranked 32nd vs 1st best cities to live in Turkey, and 6711th vs 798th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Diyarbakir vs Istanbul

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Diyarbakir Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.77
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.66%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$576
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.79
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.46
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.43
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.65
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.98
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.39
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.62
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.02
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.2
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.9
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1500
$9042

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cinar
$654
61 km or 38 mi Derik
$618
79 km or 49 mi Batman
$585
79 km or 49 mi Mardin
$603
86 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
111 km or 69 mi Bingol
$552
120 km or 74 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
122 km or 76 mi Elazig
$554
126 km or 78 mi Nusaybin
$582
129 km or 80 mi Qamishli
$395
143 km or 89 mi Mus
$571
150 km or 93 mi Siirt
$565
152 km or 95 mi Urfa
$667
162 km or 101 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
170 km or 106 mi Akcakale
$586
173 km or 107 mi Adiyaman
$618
173 km or 108 mi Bitlis
$561
174 km or 108 mi Malatya
$571
184 km or 115 mi Cizre
$569
201 km or 125 mi Sirnak
$563
214 km or 133 mi Erzincan
$315
229 km or 142 mi Sinjar
$653
232 km or 144 mi Zakho
$668
237 km or 147 mi Nizip
$488
240 km or 149 mi Erzurum
$542
244 km or 151 mi Raqqa
$424
261 km or 162 mi Bayburt
$490
269 km or 167 mi Gaziantep
$434
270 km or 168 mi Duhok
$626
286 km or 177 mi Van
$499
287 km or 178 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
291 km or 181 mi Gumushane
$499
292 km or 181 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
306 km or 190 mi Kilis
$483
308 km or 191 mi Mosul
$555
310 km or 193 mi Hakkari
$535
316 km or 197 mi Agri
$522
333 km or 207 mi Islahiye
$473
333 km or 207 mi Aleppo
$404
346 km or 215 mi Sivas
$547

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001