Buenos Aires vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$3124
🏠 One person rent
$529
$665
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$916
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
76
77
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 2% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 4692nd and 4624th ($1227 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Turkey, respectively. Check Argentina vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 1080th and 1012th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Istanbul

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Buenos Aires Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$542
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$1518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$48.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
48.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$2982
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$6.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$63.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$17611

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$706
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$696
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$831
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$821
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$864
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$1031
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$734
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$867
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$877
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$683
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$736
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$789
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$558
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$408
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$519
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$828
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$707
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$602
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$740
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$721
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$813
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$847
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$639
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$837
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$722
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$685
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$757
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$814
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1011
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$975
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$627
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$773
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$700
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$599
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$753
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$753
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$780
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1074
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1024