Istanbul vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$675
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$958
$222
😷 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 83% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4522nd and 7064th ($1288 vs $705) 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 0.7 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 1015th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$864
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$552
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1568
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.24%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2833
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1376
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.6
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1043
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18637
$3820

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$679
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$659
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$819
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$835
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$838
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$985
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$725
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$915
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$852
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$679
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$787
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$562
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$547
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$686
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$837
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$691
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$574
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$704
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$695
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$777
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$821
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$612
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$848
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1151
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$655
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$732
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$697
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1039
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1006
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$618
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$699
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$591
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$725
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$745
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$760
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1067
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1013

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310