Istanbul vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$689	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	78	91
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.75M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 37% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4562nd and 1819th ($1305 vs $2082) 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 0.8 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 925th and 179th 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	$10.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$12431

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358