Diyarbakir vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Diyarbakir	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1324	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$451	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.4	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$751	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	1.73M	5.45M

The cost of living in Diyarbakir is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8385th and 348th ($550 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 119th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Diyarbakir compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Diyarbakir ranked 47th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6844th 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	$3.69	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.15	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.88%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1193	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$596	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.13	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.22	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4083	$21946

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Cities near Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$568
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$580
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$622
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$545
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$533
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$595
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$581
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$476
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$566
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$588
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$625
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$599
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$654
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$575
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$598
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$583
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$582
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$599
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$390
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$648
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$591
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$445
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$492
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$615
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$571
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$616
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$568
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$673
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$585
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$585
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$566
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$560
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$539
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$688

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864