Istanbul vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$649	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	76	98
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.14M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 40% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4347th and 1654th ($1248 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 850th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Perth

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	Istanbul	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645