Istanbul vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$587	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	77	38
🏙️ Population	15.5M	7.01M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 71% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4816th and 7219th ($1125 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 153rd in Turkey and China, respectively. Check Turkey vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 790th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Zhumadian

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	Istanbul	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$9322

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525