Istanbul vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1125
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2885
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$587
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
15.5M
1.47M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 60% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4816th and 6924th ($1125 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 790th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Istanbul Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.9
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.66%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3275
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1719
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.7
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.27
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.18
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$626
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13982
$4718

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628