Istanbul vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$649	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	1
😀 Quality of life	76	11
🏙️ Population	15.7M	74.7K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 13% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 4347th and 4807th ($1248 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Comoros, respectively. Check Turkey vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 850th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Moroni

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	Istanbul	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794