Istanbul vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$649	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$993
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	76	34
🏙️ Population	15.7M	30K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 16% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 4347th and 3483rd ($1248 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 850th and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Majuro

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	Istanbul	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192