Buenos Aires vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1125
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2885
🏠 One person rent
$402
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$820
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
3.12M
15.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 19% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6099th and 4816th ($909 vs $1125) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1789th and 790th 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
$9.98
$8.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$41
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$4.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$769
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
45.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$3275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$626
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$13982

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$594
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$579
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$643
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$695
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$642
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$652
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$683
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$789
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$633
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$694
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$655
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$690
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$705
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$502
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$605
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$692
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$646
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$596
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$584
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$461
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$716
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$645
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$700
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$573
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$635
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$599
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$642
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$668
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$931
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$561
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$648
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$624
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$657
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$672
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$612
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$899
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$985