Istanbul vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$649	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	27
😀 Quality of life	76	59
🏙️ Population	15.7M	687K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 13% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4347th and 4828th ($1248 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 850th and 5447th 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	$11	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$7261

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387