Istanbul Leads Household Consumption Spending, TurkStat Data Shows

Households in Istanbul accounted for 25.6 percent of total household consumption expenditure in Türkiye last year, the highest share of any region, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

TurkStat released the results of its 2025 regional household consumption expenditure survey. The figures combine data from the Household Budget Survey for 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Regional Shares

The Aegean Region ranked second with 14.5 percent, followed by the Mediterranean Region with 12.6 percent. The lowest share belonged to the Northeastern Anatolia Region at 1.4 percent. Middle East Anatolia came next with 2.5 percent, and the Eastern Black Sea Region followed with 2.8 percent.

Spending by Category

Households in Istanbul made 38.3 percent of education service spending, 32.2 percent of spending on restaurants and accommodation services, 28.4 percent of housing and rent spending, and 27.3 percent of spending on recreation, sports and culture.

In the Aegean Region, which ranked second in overall spending, 17.9 percent of spending on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products was made. The region also accounted for 15.9 percent of health spending and 15.5 percent of spending on furniture and household goods, as well as recreation, sports and culture.

The Northeastern Anatolia Region's share of spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages, and on alcoholic beverages and tobacco, stood at 1.9 percent. Its share of clothing and footwear spending was 1.8 percent.

Middle East Anatolia, which had the second-lowest share of total consumption spending, accounted for 3.4 percent of food, clothing and footwear, and information and communication spending. Its share of furniture and household goods spending was 2.9 percent.

Housing and Transport

Istanbul had the highest share of housing and rent spending at 29.6 percent, while the Northeastern Anatolia Region had the lowest at 22.1 percent.

The largest share of transport spending was recorded in the West Marmara Region at 23.3 percent, while the smallest was in the Southeastern Anatolia Region at 16.5 percent.

Food Spending

As a share of total household consumption, food and non-alcoholic beverage spending was highest in the Southeastern Anatolia Region at 27.1 percent. It was lowest in Istanbul at 14.2 percent.

Looking at each region's own spending mix, the Izmir region allocated the highest share to housing and rent at 30.2 percent. The lowest share, 19.6 percent, was recorded in Van, Muş, Bitlis and Hakkari.

Transport spending, which includes vehicle purchases, fuel, passenger transport and vehicle maintenance and repair, took the highest share in the Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu and Yalova region at 25 percent. The lowest share, 12.9 percent, was recorded in Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır.

Within regional household spending, food and non-alcoholic beverages took the highest share in Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır at 29.6 percent. The lowest share was in Istanbul at 14.2 percent.