Diyarbakir vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Diyarbakir	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$608	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1453	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$299	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$518	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.2	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$902	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	1.73M	5.45M

The cost of living in Diyarbakir is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7917th and 370th ($608 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Diyarbakir compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Diyarbakir ranked 56th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6785th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Diyarbakir vs Sydney

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	Diyarbakir	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.85	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.9%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1141	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.46	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.55	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.06	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.42	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.31	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.74	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.38	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$222	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4707	$25164

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Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$619
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$596
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$640
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$527
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$609
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$515
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$565
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$579
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$490
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$601
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$587
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$634
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$547
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$590
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$588
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$597
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$384
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$662
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$448
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$518
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$611
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$549
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$625
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$580
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$649
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$572
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$565
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$580
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$569
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$537
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$551
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$716

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863