Istanbul vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$649	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	76	54
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.49M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 86% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4347th and 7055th ($1248 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 Recife. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 850th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Recife

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	Istanbul	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509