Istanbul vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$689	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	78	67
🏙️ Population	15.7M	6.21M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 29% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4562nd and 5559th ($1305 vs $1013) 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 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 925th and 4845th 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	$10.5	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631