Istanbul vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$687	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	79	84
🏙️ Population	15.7M	543K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 31% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4475th and 2237th ($1328 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1697th 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 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 829th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Tucson

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	Istanbul	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$15759

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$651
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$634
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$790
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$824
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$807
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$899
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$866
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$812
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$692
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$763
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$593
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$598
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$710
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$764
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$679
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$522
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$750
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$656
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$747
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$830
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$606
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$855
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1201
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$713
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$741
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$699
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1140
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$676
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$702
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$610
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$743
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$702
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$743
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1060
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1020

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212