Istanbul, Turkey — Livability Score 72/100

Istanbul scores 72/100 for overall livability on WellPlaced, based on World Bank, WHO, OECD, UNESCO, UNODC, Eurostat, Ookla Speedtest, OpenAQ, and GDELT institutional data (not crowdsourced). Population 15,701,602. Data confidence: Verified (Tier A).

Core livability metrics for Istanbul

MetricScore
Safety & Security78/100
Daily Living Costs91/100
Housing & Rent85/100
Healthcare67/100
Economy & Jobs83/100
Education82/100
Transport87/100

WellPlaced scores every city on 29 metrics — the 22 additional metrics (climate, air quality, tax burden, governance, digital infrastructure, and more) are available with WellPlaced PRO.