Istanbul vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Istanbul	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$3391
🏠 One person rent	$514	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1033	$1636
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	76	83
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.86M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 30% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5143rd and 3564th ($1025 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Poland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 798th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Warsaw

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	Istanbul	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.37	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.3	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.14%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.79	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.84	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9042	$11854

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1238
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1218
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1029
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$842
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$987
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$994
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1161
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1027
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$816
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$708
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$973
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$936
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$863
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$999
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$949
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$415
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$1024
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1002
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1008
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1013
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$943
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$980
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$849
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1043
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1118
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1037
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$995
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$791
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1028
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$940
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1011
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385