Istanbul vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Istanbul	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1033	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	76	92
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.01M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5143rd and 22nd ($1025 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 798th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs San Jose, United States

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	Istanbul	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.37	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.3	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.14%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.79	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.84	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9042	$15889

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123