Istanbul vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$689	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	11
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	15.7M	228K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 52% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 4562nd and 503rd ($1305 vs $2744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 925th and 4997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Nassau

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	Istanbul	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$16513

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664