Diyarbakir vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Diyarbakir	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$571	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$272	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$463	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	28	7
😀 Quality of life	47	66
🏙️ Population	1.73M	133K

The cost of living in Diyarbakir is 57% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8067th and 4439th ($571 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 112th and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Diyarbakir compared to 0.7 months in Male. Diyarbakir ranked 51st best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6875th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Diyarbakir vs Male

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	Diyarbakir	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.29	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$366	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.91%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1217	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$575	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.39	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.31	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.85	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.78	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.56	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.77	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$203	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4326	$3575

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Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$582
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$587
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$624
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$559
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$552
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$622
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$587
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$464
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$596
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$662
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$625
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$693
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$583
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$627
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$623
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$402
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$656
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$612
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$457
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$483
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$624
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$602
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$619
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$585
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$600
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$588
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$577
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$562
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$530
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$535
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$709

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327