Istanbul vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$649	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	76	53
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.43M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 27% more expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 4347th and 5623rd ($1248 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Turkey and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 850th and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Puebla

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	Istanbul	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699