Istanbul accounted for 25.6% of Turkey’s household spending
TÜİK data show large regional differences in spending priorities, with housing, food and transport taking varying shares of household budgets.
Key takeaways
- Istanbul represented 25.6% of Turkey’s household consumption spending in 2025.
- Housing and rent took 29.6% of household spending in Istanbul.
- Food made up 27.1% of spending in Southeast Anatolia, the highest regional share.
- Transport accounted for 23.3% of spending in West Marmara, the highest regional share.
Istanbul accounted for 25.6% of Turkey’s household consumption spending in 2025, the highest share among regions, according to data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK). The Aegean region represented 14.5%, followed by the Mediterranean at 12.6%.
The figures also show differences in how households allocate their budgets. Housing and rent took 29.6% of spending in Istanbul, the highest share among first-level regions, while food and non-alcoholic drinks accounted for 14.2%, the lowest.
Southeast Anatolia had the highest food share, at 27.1%. In the Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır region, food made up 29.6% of household consumption spending, while transport represented 12.9%, the lowest share among second-level regions.
West Marmara recorded the highest transport share among first-level regions, at 23.3%. The Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu and Yalova region had the highest second-level share, at 25%.
TÜİK said its 2025 regional estimates were based on a combined dataset from household budget surveys for 2023, 2024 and 2025. Among second-level regions, Ankara represented 8.3% of national household spending and İzmir 6.5%.
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