Istanbul vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$301
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$724
🏠 One person rent	$675	$85.2
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$131
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$26.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	95	39
😀 Quality of life	78	47
🏙️ Population	15.7M	929K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 328% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 4522nd and 9202nd ($1288 vs $301) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Turkey and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Khulna. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 1015th and 6845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Khulna

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	Istanbul	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$1.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$0.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$59.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$38
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$68
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	9.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$8.31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$1.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$2.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$9.26
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$26.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$1374

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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 Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358