Istanbul vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$587	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$2358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	77	84
🏙️ Population	15.5M	936K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 45% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4816th and 1770th ($1125 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkey and Israel, respectively. Check Turkey vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 790th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Jerusalem

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	Istanbul	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$11066

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671