Istanbul vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$649	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	76	89
🏙️ Population	15.7M	385K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 51% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4347th and 718th ($1248 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 850th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Tampa

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	Istanbul	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265