Edmonton vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$948	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	95
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	1.01M	15.7M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 42% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 2475th and 4347th ($1769 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1st in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 181st and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Istanbul

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	Edmonton	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$17728

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899