Istanbul vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$649	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	76	43
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.64M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 133% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4347th and 8367th ($1248 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 850th and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs South Tangerang

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	Istanbul	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$7711

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506