Istanbul vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	15.7M	689K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 49% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4522nd and 832nd ($1288 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 1015th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Nashville

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	Istanbul	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508