Houston vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$883
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	91	76
🏙️ Population	2.3M	15.7M

The cost of living in Houston is 81% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 1229th and 4347th ($2265 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 97th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Istanbul

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	Houston	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$17728

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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