City comparison
Cost of living in Canggu, Bali vs Istanbul
One person needs about €1,095 a month in Canggu, Bali and €963 in Istanbul, rent included — Istanbul is 12% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Istanbul the way you live in Canggu, Bali on €3,000, you need
€2,638/ month net
12% less than today (-€362)
- Canggu, Bali today
- Basket €1,095 · left over €1,905 (64%)
- Istanbul at the matched salary
- Basket €963 · left over €1,675 (63%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 166% over in Istanbul (comfortable) vs 100% in Canggu, Bali. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇮🇩 Canggu, Bali
Villa-and-scooter life with real coworking density — and unreliable power.
Monthly budget: €1,095
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇹🇷 Istanbul
Enormous, cheap in euro terms, but inflation reprices everything every few months.
Monthly budget: €963
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Canggu, Bali or Istanbul?
On salary, Istanbul pays more for tech roles (€1,600 versus €1,100 a month), so the money left over after costs is €637 in Istanbul at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €700 in Canggu, Bali against €550 in Istanbul. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Canggu, Bali at 80 and Istanbul at 70 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.