Istanbul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	78	92
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 39% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4522nd and 1744th ($1288 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 1015th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Ottawa

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	Istanbul	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822