Istanbul vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$649	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	76	55
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.96M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 46% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4347th and 6253rd ($1248 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 850th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Tashkent

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	Istanbul	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785