Istanbul vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$689	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$3744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	78	84
🏙️ Population	15.7M	543K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 32% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4562nd and 2278th ($1305 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 925th and 490th 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	$10.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$15659

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190