Istanbul vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$649	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	76	66
🏙️ Population	15.7M	8.78M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 94% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4347th and 7256th ($1248 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 850th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Quanzhou

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	Istanbul	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936