Istanbul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$587	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	77	63
🏙️ Population	15.5M	11.5M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 11% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4816th and 5616th ($1125 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 790th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Sao Paulo

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	Istanbul	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$13135

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629