Istanbul vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$4184
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1098
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.4M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 28% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4522nd and 2821st ($1288 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 1015th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Prague

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	Istanbul	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$15329

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284