Istanbul vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$675	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.96M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 53% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4522nd and 6476th ($1288 vs $844) 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 0.3 months in Tashkent. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 1015th and 6210th 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	$10.5	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$9729

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787