# Cost of living in Istanbul

What it costs to live in Istanbul, Turkey — $1,570/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $1,570 |
| Couple | $1,978 |
| Family (4) | $5,218 |
| Retirees | $1,978 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,070 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $335 |  |
| Transport | $61 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $103 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $640 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,070 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $1,195 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $1,969 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.21 |
| Bread (loaf) | $0.83 |
| Eggs (12) | $2.43 |
| Rice (1kg) | $2.33 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $5.91 |
| Apples (1kg) | $2.09 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $1.46 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $0.54 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.59 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $12 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $2.34 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $11 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $53 |
| Cappuccino | $4.00 |
| Beer (draught) | $4.48 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $1.65 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $61 |
| Single ride | $0.94 |
| Taxi start | $1.22 |
| Taxi per km | $0.81 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.26 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $1,190/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $2,462
- **Local currency:** TRY (1 USD ≈ 34.03 TRY)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Split | $1,077 | $1,953 | /cost-of-living/split |
| Faro | $1,077 | $1,751 | /cost-of-living/faro |
| Gothenburg | $1,080 | $1,785 | /cost-of-living/gothenburg |
| Malmo | $1,092 | $1,887 | /cost-of-living/malmo |
| Ljubljana | $1,118 | $2,062 | /cost-of-living/ljubljana |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/istanbul

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/istanbul) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.