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Cost of living in Istanbul 2026

Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Istanbul, with quick comparisons to other cities.

Cost index (base New York = 100)

36.9

63% cheaper than New York

IstanbulUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 46,389 TRY $999
1-bed apartment, outside centre 30,103 TRY $648
3-bed apartment, centre 93,754 TRY $2,019
Room in shared flat 15,052 TRY $324
Buy price per m2 144,537 TRY $3,112
Living cost excl. rent 36,075 TRY $777
Typical net salary 54,283 TRY $1,169

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How we calculate and where the data comes from

Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.

Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.