Istanbul vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$3601
🏠 One person rent	$649	$911
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1611
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1829
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	76	87
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.38M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 17% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4347th and 3363rd ($1248 vs $1513) 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 1.2 months in Prague. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 850th and 285th 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	$11	$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$12277

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120