Istanbul vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$675	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	78	77
🏙️ Population	15.7M	687K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 12% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4522nd and 4103rd ($1288 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Turkey and Spain, respectively. Check Turkey vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 1015th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Zaragoza

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	Istanbul	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$8269

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581