Istanbul vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$689	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	78	48
🏙️ Population	15.7M	24.7K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 21% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4562nd and 3471st ($1305 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 925th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Victoria

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	Istanbul	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419