Istanbul vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$2580
🏠 One person rent	$687	$433
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$731
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$1251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	79	72
🏙️ Population	15.7M	791K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 30% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4475th and 5436th ($1328 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in Turkey and Japan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 829th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Niigata

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	Istanbul	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$17418

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$993
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$996
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1015
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1013
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1021
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1019
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$996
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$997
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1066
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1044
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1053
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1058
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1007
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$942
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1074
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$935
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$932
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1025
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1004
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$924
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$933
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1002
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1031
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$914
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$928
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$956
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1009
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1021
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$944
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$949
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$904
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1029
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1009