Istanbul vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Istanbul	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2651	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$514	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1033	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$309	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$1269
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	48
😀 Quality of life	76	76
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.32M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 22% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5143rd and 4149th ($1025 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Uruguay, respectively. Check Turkey vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 798th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Montevideo

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	Istanbul	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.37	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.38	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	38.14%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2865	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1650	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.79	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.82	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.4	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.84	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9042	$7392

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Cities near Istanbul

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

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639