Istanbul vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$4341
🏠 One person rent	$687	$1070
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$1746
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$4016
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	15.7M	246K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 28% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4475th and 2604th ($1328 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1876th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 829th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Louisville

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	Istanbul	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$16070

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035