Cost of Living Comparison Between Istanbul and Moscow Cost of Living Comparison Between Istanbul and Moscow

🙂 Solo nomad: Istanbul is 0.8% cheaper than Moscow without rent, and 12.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Istanbul is 1.5% cheaper than Moscow without rent, and 13.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.41 ₺484

$12.71 ₽987

-10.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$51.7 ₺2,194

$56.8 ₽4,409

-9.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.52 ₺319

$6.49 ₽504

15.87%

Cappuccino

$3.47 ₺147

$3.21 ₽249

8.10%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.3 ₺55.1

$1.43 ₽111

-9.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ₺19.57

$0.62 ₽48.15

-25.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.92 ₺166

$4.57 ₽355

-14.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.05 ₺214

$4.37 ₽339

15.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.06 ₺44.88

$1.34 ₽104

-20.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.77 ₺32.52

$0.89 ₽69.1

-13.48%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.2 ₺93.3

$1.7 ₽132

29.41%

Eggs

$2.71 ₺115

$1.88 ₽146

44.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.4 ₺441

$12.88 ₽1,000

-19.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.5 ₺276

$6.03 ₽468

7.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.25 ₺859

$11.9 ₽924

70.17%

Apples (1kg)

$1.47 ₺62.2

$1.88 ₽146

-21.81%

Banana (1kg)

$2.19 ₺93.1

$2.06 ₽160

6.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.35 ₺57.2

$2.38 ₽185

-43.28%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.65 ₺70

$4.05 ₽315

-59.26%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 ₺31.45

$0.99 ₽76.8

-25.25%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 ₺30.33

$0.85 ₽65.8

-16.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 ₺47.52

$1.69 ₽131

-33.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.63 ₺26.73

$0.76 ₽59

-17.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.1 ₺89.3

$3.22 ₽250

-34.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.86 ₺504

$9.1 ₽706

30.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.19 ₺93

$1.08 ₽83.5

102.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.08 ₺131

$2.43 ₽188

26.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 ₺28.66

$0.92 ₽71

-26.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$54.4 ₺2,307

$38.31 ₽2,973

41.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 ₺46.17

$2.5 ₽194

-56.40%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.6 ₺25.29

$0.44 ₽34

36.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.86 ₺376

$8.17 ₽634

8.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₺49.49

$0.74 ₽57.8

58.11%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$46.1K ₺2M

$37.6K ₽2.9M

22.68%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$42.9K ₺1.8M

$36.3K ₽2.8M

18.35%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$73.1 ₺3,102

$152 ₽11.8K

-52.02%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$12.28 ₺521

$7.94 ₽616

54.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.08 ₺640

$8.15 ₽632

85.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.4 ₺2,607

$47.98 ₽3,724

28.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.75 ₺796

$34.04 ₽2,643

-44.92%

Cinema Ticket

$7.48 ₺317

$6.23 ₽483

20.06%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$957 ₺40.6K

$695 ₽53.9K

37.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.4K ₺779.3K

$14.6K ₽1.1M

25.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$56.5 ₺2,397

$86.7 ₽6,727

-34.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.01 ₺1,995

$53.4 ₽4,143

-11.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ₺4,863

$134 ₽10.4K

-14.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 ₺4,533

$164 ₽12.7K

-34.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$969 ₺41.1K

$1,321 ₽102.5K

-26.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$612 ₺26K

$734 ₽57K

-16.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,798 ₺76.3K

$2,951 ₽229.1K

-39.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,040 ₺44.1K

$1,420 ₽110.2K

-26.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,971 ₺126.1K

$11K ₽850K

-72.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,551 ₺65.8K

$4,282 ₽332.4K

-63.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,044 ₺44.3K

$1,662 ₽129K

-37.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

48.43

24.39

98.56%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Istanbul: December 1, 2025

Last update for Moscow: December 1, 2025

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