Istanbul vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$649	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	15.7M	6.21M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 36% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4347th and 5954th ($1248 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 850th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Istanbul	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562