Istanbul vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$587	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	77	86
🏙️ Population	15.5M	2.75M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 36% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4816th and 2722nd ($1125 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Italy, respectively. Check Turkey vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 790th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Rome

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	Istanbul	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$10781

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262