Istanbul vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$649	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	76	95
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.15M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 45% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4347th and 1222nd ($1248 vs $2267) 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 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 850th and 25th 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	$11	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293