Istanbul vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$649	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	76	53
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.06M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 63% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4347th and 6606th ($1248 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 850th and 6060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Manaus

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	Istanbul	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$4516

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638