Istanbul vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Istanbul Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$587
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
15.5M
2.95M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 41% more expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 4816th and 6450th ($1125 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Ukraine, respectively. Check Turkey vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 790th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Istanbul vs Kyiv infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Istanbul vs Kyiv

Prices for goods and services in Istanbul and Kyiv are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Istanbul Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$7166

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563