Istanbul vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$649	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$7528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	76	96
🏙️ Population	15.7M	874K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 68% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4347th and 7th ($1248 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 850th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs San Francisco

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	Istanbul	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$20590

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752