Buenos Aires vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$365
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 23% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6407th and 5143rd ($791 vs $1025) 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 0.5 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 2311th and 798th 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
$7.12
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$9042

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001