Istanbul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$687	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 37% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4475th and 1688th ($1328 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 829th and 141st 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	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875