Common information
Cost of living and prices in Istanbul
- Shared room
- outside of centre139USD/month
- in city centre255USD/month
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre225USD/month
- in city centre420USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive Restaurant | 1 pers. | 6 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range Restaurant | 2 pers. | 23 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc. | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 liters | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 liters | 0 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | Portion | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Water | 1.5 liters | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf Bread | 500 g. | 1 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc. | 2 USD |
| Food | Milk | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Food | Cheese Local | 1 kg. | 6 USD |
| Meat | Chicken Breasts | 1 kg. | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Banana | 1 kg. | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg. | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 10 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 liters | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 liters | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly Pass | 1 month | 56 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi Start | Start | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal Tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 7 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 liter | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc. | 23,187 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club Fee | 1 month | 44 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 22 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 seat | 6 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 Pair | 46 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc. | 31 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 70 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 67 USD |
Accommodation
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 525 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 281 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedrooms | 956 USD |
| Rent Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedrooms | 521 USD |
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 94 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Calls | 1 min. | 0 USD |
| Communication | Unlimited Internet | 1 month | 18 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,410 USD |
| Buy Apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,046 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 726 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 12.58 |
Ratings
Main factors in Istanbul
- Leisure quality
- 7.7
- Quality of life
- 6.5
- Travelers rating
- 8.7
- Travelers rating
- 6.2
- English speaking
- 6.3
- Nightlife
- 9.5
- Coworking spaces
- 8.2
- Traffic
- 2.6
- Free WIFI
- 7.3
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 5
Safety in Istanbul
Availability of prices in Istanbul
Comfort in Istanbul
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Istanbul
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 32 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 24 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| Average temperature, °C | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 13 |
| Average low, °C | 16 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
| Record low, °C | 5 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -8 | -8 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -8 |
| Fog, days | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 228 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 31 | 57 | 85 | 113 | 95 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 654 |
| Relative humidity, % | 70 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 75 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 82 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 53 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 61 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 97 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 267 | 155 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 300 | 396 | 396 | 1686 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 15 |