Istanbul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$689	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 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 4562nd and 1668th ($1305 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 925th and 123rd 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	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891