Istanbul vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$689	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	78	96
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.11M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 47% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4562nd and 916th ($1305 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and France, respectively. Check Turkey vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 925th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Paris

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	Istanbul	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544