Istanbul vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$649	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	95	19
😀 Quality of life	76	38
🏙️ Population	15.7M	7.01M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 96% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4347th and 7314th ($1248 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 850th and 7150th 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	$11	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504