Istanbul vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$587
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
82
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
15.5M
15.4M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 57% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4816th and 6838th ($1125 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 790th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$3.27
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$2724

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283