Istanbul vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$675	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	15.7M	133K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 2% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4522nd and 4439th ($1288 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Male. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1015th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Male

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	Istanbul	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327