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Should I move to Istanbul?

Istanbul (TR) analysed across savings potential, career opportunity, and financial pressure. Data from national statistics agencies — see methodology.

CityVerdict rating

Situational — check your priorities

Istanbul · TR

47
best score / 100

How Istanbul scores by priority

If you want to save moreWeak · 37/100

Savings score 38/100 · Pressure score 72/100

If you want career growthWeak · 38/100

Career score 42/100 · Opportunity index 54/100

If you want better balanceWeak · 47/100

Balanced across savings (38), career (42), and comfort (28)

Istanbul data profile

Salary index20/100

Earning potential vs dataset average (50 = avg)

Cost index26/100

Overall cost of living (50 = avg, higher = more expensive)

Rent pressure72/100

Rent as share of income (50 = avg, higher = more pressure)

Opportunity54/100

Job market depth and career upside (50 = avg)

Lifestyle76/100

Quality of life heuristic (50 = avg)

Financial impact: moving from London to Istanbul

Based on a representative $80,000 USD salary. Not tax-adjusted. See model assumptions →

$1,781
Monthly
$21,372
1 year
$64,116
3 years

Moving to Istanbul from London may reduce your net financial position at this salary level.

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