Istanbul vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$689	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$3005
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.8M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 32% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4562nd and 2284th ($1305 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Montreal. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 925th and 11th 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	$10.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$5550

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805