Istanbul vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$649	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$2742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	76	93
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.8M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 33% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4347th and 2225th ($1248 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 850th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Montreal

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	Istanbul	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$5725

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692