Istanbul vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$587	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$3717
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.51M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 52% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4816th and 1056th ($1125 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 790th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Munich

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	Istanbul	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$19483

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668