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Turkey vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 10.2% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.1% more in Turkey
Groceries
pay 22.3% less in Turkey
Transportation
pay 11.1% more in Turkey
Housing
pay 24.2% more in Turkey
Childcare
pay 77.4% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.1% more in Turkey
Clothing
pay 5.6% less in Turkey

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Turkey are more expensive than in Brazil. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Turkey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Turkey.

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Turkey vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Brazil, you would:

pay 7.1% more for restaurants

 
Brazil
Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$31.81
$7.80
TRY383.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.11
$8.25
TRY405.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.20
$1.28
TRY62.94
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pay 22.3% less for groceries

 
Brazil
Turkey
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.39
$0.96
TRY47.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.59
$4.58
TRY225.55
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.41
$3.74
TRY184.29
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pay 11.1% more for transportation

 
Brazil
Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.62
$5.08
TRY249.97
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$228.70
$32.35
TRY1,592.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$118K
$43,081.17
TRY2M
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pay 24.2% more for housing

 
Brazil
Turkey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$101.93
$13.65
TRY671.88
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,781.55
$475.20
TRY23,390.07
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,186.55
$347.61
TRY17,109.72
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pay 77.4% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,579.61
$606.51
TRY29,853.38
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,150.54
$13,566.63
TRY668K
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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$9.97
$3.02
TRY148.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.08
$3.43
TRY168.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.26
$2.16
TRY106.14
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pay 5.6% less for clothing

 
Brazil
Turkey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$271.10
$45.05
TRY2,217.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$249.39
$38.92
TRY1,915.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$437.68
$90.74
TRY4,466.32
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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