Istanbul vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Istanbul Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$453
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$785
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
76
65
🏙️ Population
15.5M
15.4M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 41% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5960th and 7432nd ($880 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Istanbul compared to 1 months in Mumbai. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 796th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.24
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.5
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.77%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2638
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1306
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.35
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$295
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7037
$3106

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$375
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$339
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$377
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$438
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$377
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$253
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$376
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$374
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$385
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$337
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$384
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$408
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$311
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$439
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$390
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$377
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$270
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$385
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$392
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$410
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$375
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$347
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$604
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$378
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$449
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$309
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$375
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$376
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$749
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$817
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$498
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$422
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$335
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$524
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$378
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$290
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$430
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$864
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1114

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304