Istanbul vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$649	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	76	59
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.48M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 22% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4347th and 5351st ($1248 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Turkey and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 850th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Zapopan

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	Istanbul	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$5821

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696