Istanbul vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$587	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	15.5M	459K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 50% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4816th and 1277th ($1125 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd 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 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 790th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Virginia Beach

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	Istanbul	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$18476

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701