Istanbul vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$689
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
15.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 78% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4562nd and 7076th ($1305 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 925th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Mumbai

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Istanbul Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$4412

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301