Istanbul vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$689	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	15.7M	5.45M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 54% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4562nd and 348th ($1305 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 925th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Sydney

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	Istanbul	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$21946

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864