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Turkey

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Porto Alegre vs. Istanbul Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 27.9% cheaper than Istanbul.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 47.2% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Porto Alegre

The cost of groceries and clothing in Porto Alegre are more expensive than in Istanbul. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre vs. Istanbul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Istanbul, you would:

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Istanbul	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.19 TRY611.44	$7.96 R$43.83	-34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 TRY468.77	$6.97 R$38.35	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 TRY86.80	$1.38 R$7.57	-20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 TRY29.01	$1.08 R$5.92	+85.8%
Average			-22.6%

Istanbul vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Istanbul	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 TRY46.16	$1.69 R$9.28	+83.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 TRY264.59	$5.08 R$27.98	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 TRY234.91	$3.83 R$21.09	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 TRY120.90	$2.46 R$13.52	+1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 TRY127.30	$2.18 R$11.99	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TRY42.69	$1.09 R$6.01	+28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 TRY51.51	$0.66 R$3.66	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 TRY28.70	$0.63 R$3.45	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.89	$0.74 R$4.06	-11.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 TRY15.56	$0.56 R$3.07	+80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.35	$0.50 R$2.75	+74.7%
Average			+11.1%

Istanbul vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Istanbul	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 TRY272.44	$4.94 R$27.19	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.03 TRY3,360.91	$59.73 R$328.73	-10.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,810.11 TRY3M	$23,669.59 R$130K	-53.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.40 TRY421.37	$7.90 R$43.50	-5.9%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 47.2% less for housing

	Istanbul	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.15 TRY809.55	$21.90 R$120.52	+35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$996.85 TRY49,983.16	$481.30 R$2,649.03	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$647.83 TRY32,482.99	$279.01 R$1,535.67	-56.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.87 TRY3,453.27	$58.38 R$321.30	-15.2%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	Istanbul	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,021.62 TRY51,225.46	$557.40 R$3,067.92	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,999.20 TRY1M	$23,711.01 R$131K	-8.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Istanbul	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.78 TRY239.48	$2.39 R$13.15	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.31 TRY216.34	$2.55 R$14.03	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY117.19	$2.48 R$13.68	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.22 TRY3,821.53	$29.37 R$161.67	-61.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	$7.27 R$40.00	-10.6%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Istanbul	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 TRY2,674.81	$50.34 R$277.04	-5.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.62 TRY1,986.48	$58.19 R$320.29	+46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.91 TRY5,009.73	$101.92 R$560.97	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.52 TRY4,789.65	$79.07 R$435.18	-17.2%
Average			+4.0%

Istanbul vs. Porto Alegre - Cost of clothing

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