Gujranwala vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$98	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$958
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	30	78
🏙️ Population	2.03M	15.7M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 77% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 9199th and 4522nd ($302 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Pakistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 8772nd and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Istanbul

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	Gujranwala	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$18637

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013