Istanbul vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$689	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$495
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	25
😀 Quality of life	78	60
🏙️ Population	15.7M	2.3M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 59% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4562nd and 6673rd ($1305 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 925th and 5988th 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	$10.5	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$4934

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702