New York City vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1642
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.99M

The cost of living in New York City is 573% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4th and 7752nd ($4207 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 18th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Urfa

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	New York City	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$8142

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$654
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$597
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$591
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$571
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$580
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$492
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$598
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$568
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$675
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$595
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$545
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$524
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$539
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$547
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$581
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$476
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$597
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$622
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$344
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$552
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$560
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$533
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$600
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$588
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$390
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$446
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$599
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$583
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$761