Istanbul vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1305
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3329
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$689
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1222
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1095
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
48
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
15.7M
1.47M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 24% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4562nd and 5278th ($1305 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 925th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.11
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1645
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
43.72%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1596
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.19
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.1
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.96
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.88
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1021
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20004
$7937

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688