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Turkey · Italy

Istanbul vs Venice: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Istanbul and Venice compared on cost, safety, weather and size
IstanbulTurkeyVeniceItaly
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$45$55
Mid-range$110$130
Luxury$230$280
Price level0.41× US (2025)0.69× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsJun, Jul, Aug and SepJun, Jul, Aug and Sep
Annual rain766 mm1,221 mm
Average high19.8 °C18.5 °C
Population15.7M51K
Time zoneEurope/IstanbulEurope/Rome

The short answer

Istanbul is about 15 % cheaper per day than Venice, $110 against $130 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 23 °C in Istanbul and 21 °C in Venice.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Istanbul overview
  • Venice overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Istanbul trip cost
  • Is Istanbul safe?
  • Venice trip cost
  • Is Venice safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in Europe
  • Safest cities in Europe

Countries

  • All cities in Turkey
  • All cities in Italy

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.