Istanbul vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$649	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	76	85
🏙️ Population	15.7M	936K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 41% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4347th and 1551st ($1248 vs $2114) 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 850th and 374th 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	$11	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$17799

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511