Cost of Living in Van

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$499
$1305
🛋️ Without rent
$310
$951
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$189
$354
🍽️ Food
$207
$532
🚐 Transport
$24.8
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$285
😀 Quality of life
34
🏙️ Population
353K

The average cost of living in Van is $499, which is in the top 8% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8506th out of 9294 in our global list and 104th out of 128 in Turkey.

The median after-tax salary is $285, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 7896th (TOP 85%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 125th best city to live in Turkey. With an estimated population of 353K, Van is the 30th largest city in Turkey.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Van Ferit Melen Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 29.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2493 Van Yuzuncu Yil University
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Prices in Van

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3809

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