Istanbul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$587	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$3150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.02M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 50% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4816th and 1290th ($1125 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.4 months in Ottawa. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 790th and 167th 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	$8.84	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884