Istanbul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$649	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	50
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.02M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 39% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4347th and 1701st ($1248 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 850th and 162nd 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	$11	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$19030

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800