Dubai vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$820
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
3.33M
15.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 105% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1098th and 4816th ($2309 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 306th and 790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Istanbul

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Dubai Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$13982

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Istanbul

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
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$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