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Istanbul vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost of Living Summary

Istanbul is 12.1% more expensive than Rio De Janeiro.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in Istanbul
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Istanbul
Transportation: pay 39.3% more in Istanbul
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Istanbul
Childcare: pay 84.8% more in Istanbul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Istanbul
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Istanbul

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Istanbul are more expensive than in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Istanbul.

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Istanbul vs. Rio De Janeiro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Istanbul instead of Rio De Janeiro, you would:

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Rio De Janeiro	Istanbul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 R$50.39	$12.19 TRY603.79	+22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.46 R$42.84	$9.35 TRY462.91	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 R$8.06	$1.73 TRY85.71	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 R$5.26	$0.58 TRY28.65	-44.3%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Rio De Janeiro	Istanbul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.08 R$10.53	$0.92 TRY45.58	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 R$27.47	$5.28 TRY261.28	-2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 R$22.04	$4.69 TRY231.97	+7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 R$11.72	$2.41 TRY119.39	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 R$10.15	$2.54 TRY125.71	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 R$6.53	$0.85 TRY42.16	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 R$4.09	$1.03 TRY50.86	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 R$3.70	$0.57 TRY28.34	-21.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 R$4.20	$0.84 TRY41.37	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$2.83	$0.31 TRY15.36	-44.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.40	$0.29 TRY14.17	-39.8%
Average			-16.6%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Istanbul - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.3% more for transportation

	Rio De Janeiro	Istanbul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 R$25.19	$5.43 TRY269.03	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.77 R$257.01	$67.03 TRY3,318.85	+32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,669.59 R$120K	$50,810.11 TRY3M	+114.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.21 R$41.57	$8.40 TRY416.09	+2.4%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Rio De Janeiro	Istanbul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.76 R$115.23	$16.15 TRY799.42	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$909.17 R$4,602.67	$996.85 TRY49,357.64	+9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$533.31 R$2,699.87	$647.83 TRY32,076.47	+21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$102.28 R$517.78	$68.87 TRY3,410.06	-32.7%
Average			+3.9%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Istanbul - Cost of housing

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pay 84.8% more for childcare

	Rio De Janeiro	Istanbul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$594.40 R$3,009.15	$1,021.62 TRY50,584.39	+71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,090.04 R$66,268.35	$25,999.20 TRY1M	+98.6%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rio De Janeiro	Istanbul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 R$12.09	$4.78 TRY236.49	+99.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 R$11.78	$4.31 TRY213.63	+85.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 R$14.99	$2.34 TRY115.73	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.84 R$156.14	$76.22 TRY3,773.70	+147.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.96 R$40.32	$8.13 TRY402.53	+2.1%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Rio De Janeiro	Istanbul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.81 R$211.66	$53.35 TRY2,641.33	+27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.05 R$248.31	$39.62 TRY1,961.62	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.57 R$377.50	$99.91 TRY4,947.03	+34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.45 R$341.49	$95.52 TRY4,729.71	+41.6%
Average			+18.3%

Rio De Janeiro vs. Istanbul - Cost of clothing

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