Istanbul vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$675	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	78	100
🏙️ Population	15.7M	5.45M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 51% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4522nd and 649th ($1288 vs $2640) 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 0.7 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 1015th and 3rd 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	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$19140

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710