Istanbul vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$3953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	56
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	15.7M	950K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 42% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4522nd and 1415th ($1288 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1218th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 1015th and 278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Jacksonville

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	Istanbul	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$11123

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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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806