Istanbul vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$649	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.39M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 64% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4347th and 36th ($1248 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 850th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs San Diego

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	Istanbul	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759