Istanbul vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$649	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	15.7M	133K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 4% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4347th and 4205th ($1248 vs $1304) 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 1 months in Male. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 850th and 4917th 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	$11	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360