Istanbul vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$587	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	77	60
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.48M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 11% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4816th and 5612th ($1125 vs $1012) 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 4th in Mexico, while ranked 790th and 5259th 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	$8.84	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$5160

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Cities near Istanbul

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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844