Setting up a home in Istanbul
We collected prices for the first household items someone moving or staying longer usually buys (8 November 2026).
| Product | Unit | Local price | About US$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towel | 1 piece | 282.95 TRY | 5.66 $ |
| Single bed linen set | 1 piece | 999.45 TRY | 19.98 $ |
| Pillow | 1 piece | 249.99 TRY | 5.00 $ |
| Blanket | 1 piece | 624.99 TRY | 12.49 $ |
| Frying pan | 1 piece | 524.48 TRY | 10.48 $ |
| Cooking pot | 1 piece | 974.99 TRY | 19.49 $ |
| LED bulb | 1 piece | 134.95 TRY | 2.70 $ |
US dollar figures use the CBRT's daily indicative rate (1 US dollar ≈ 50.03 TRY).
How we collected the prices
- Prices were read one by one from the public online pages of chain stores.
- Each row is for one reference unit of that type of product; where we have several prices we use the median.
- We leave out promotional, members-only and out-of-stock prices; in-store prices and neighbourhoods can differ.
- Details are on the Data & methodology page.
Compare household goods
See two countries side by side in the home goods category.