Istanbul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$587
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
15.5M
17.7M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4816th and 5948th ($1125 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 790th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618