Istanbul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$675	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	78	69
🏙️ Population	15.7M	11.5M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 23% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4522nd and 5192nd ($1288 vs $1052) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 1015th and 4142nd 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	$10.5	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$15428

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666