Cost of Living Comparison Between Side and Istanbul Cost of Living Comparison Between Side and Istanbul

🙂 Solo nomad: Side is 18.5% cheaper than Istanbul without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Side is 12.1% cheaper than Istanbul without rent, and 26.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.58 ₺298

$11.33 ₺446

-33.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.52 ₺886

$51.6 ₺2,030

-56.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.51 ₺256

$7.41 ₺291

-12.15%

Cappuccino

$2.74 ₺108

$3.62 ₺142

-24.31%

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

$1.69 ₺66.5

$1.36 ₺53.5

24.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 ₺18.4

$0.46 ₺18.12

2.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.07 ₺121

$3.83 ₺151

-19.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 ₺155

$5.14 ₺202

-23.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 ₺32.99

$1.1 ₺43.44

-23.64%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 ₺37.04

$0.76 ₺29.84

23.68%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 ₺36.39

$2.22 ₺87.4

-58.11%

Eggs

$1.73 ₺68.1

$2.59 ₺102

-33.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.03 ₺316

$10.37 ₺408

-22.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.24 ₺206

$6.44 ₺253

-18.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.56 ₺652

$20.12 ₺791

-17.69%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 ₺40.72

$1.47 ₺57.8

-29.93%

Banana (1kg)

$2.06 ₺80.9

$2.17 ₺85.3

-5.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.74 ₺29.29

$1.3 ₺51

-43.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ₺45.56

$1.65 ₺65.1

-29.70%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 ₺23.95

$0.74 ₺29.3

-17.57%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ₺16.86

$0.73 ₺28.73

-41.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.33 ₺52.3

$1.13 ₺44.54

17.70%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₺12.39

$0.61 ₺24.06

-49.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.15 ₺84.5

$2.11 ₺83.2

1.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.78 ₺385

$11.77 ₺463

-16.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 ₺64.5

$2.13 ₺83.9

-23.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 ₺82

$3.12 ₺123

-33.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 ₺26.61

$0.72 ₺28.34

-5.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.25 ₺1,190

$54.9 ₺2,158

-44.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.04 ₺40.92

$1.09 ₺42.72

-4.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 ₺25.87

$0.6 ₺23.56

10.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.51 ₺296

$8.66 ₺341

-13.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₺45.33

$1.15 ₺45.19

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

$39.6K ₺1.6M

$45.6K ₺1.8M

-13.25%

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

$41K ₺1.6M

$42.7K ₺1.7M

-3.82%

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

$48.39 ₺1,903

$72.3 ₺2,843

-33.04%

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

$7.99 ₺315

$12.36 ₺486

-35.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.45 ₺254

$14.86 ₺585

-56.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.79 ₺1,684

$60.4 ₺2,378

-29.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.89 ₺743

Cinema Ticket

$6.41 ₺252

$7.77 ₺306

-17.50%

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

$607 ₺23.9K

$955 ₺37.6K

-36.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,812 ₺346.6K

$18.5K ₺726.5K

-52.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$75.3 ₺2,963

$57 ₺2,243

32.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.35 ₺1,784

$46.76 ₺1,840

-3.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$159 ₺6,264

$111 ₺4,366

43.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$112 ₺4,419

$107 ₺4,195

5.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$506 ₺19.9K

$953 ₺37.5K

-46.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 ₺15.4K

$608 ₺23.9K

-35.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$883 ₺34.7K

$1,753 ₺69K

-49.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$704 ₺27.7K

$1,059 ₺41.6K

-33.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,598 ₺62.9K

$2,968 ₺116.7K

-46.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,088 ₺42.8K

$1,448 ₺57K

-24.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$976 ₺38.4K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

48.43

-58.70%

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

Last update for Side: October 28, 2025

Last update for Istanbul: October 28, 2025

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