Istanbul vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Istanbul	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1328	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$687	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$1209	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1177	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	15.7M	690K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 60% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4475th and 74th ($1328 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 Washington. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 829th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Washington

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	Istanbul	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.56	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$548	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.4	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.66%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.73	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.02	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.01	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1014	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23206	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088