Istanbul vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$649	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	76	65
🏙️ Population	15.7M	10.6M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 78% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4347th and 6882nd ($1248 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 850th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Jakarta

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	Istanbul	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$8860

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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

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506