Cost of living comparison

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Brazil vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 9.2% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants
pay 6.6% less in Brazil
Groceries
pay 28.7% more in Brazil
Transportation
pay 10.0% less in Brazil
Housing
pay 19.5% less in Brazil
Childcare
pay 43.6% less in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.0% less in Brazil
Clothing
pay 6.0% more in Brazil

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

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Brazil vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.6% less for restaurants

 
Turkey
Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.80
TRY383.99
$6.38
R$31.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.25
TRY405.97
$7.64
R$38.11
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.28
TRY62.94
$1.24
R$6.20
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pay 28.7% more for groceries

 
Turkey
Brazil
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.96
TRY47.35
$1.68
R$8.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.58
TRY225.55
$4.73
R$23.59
Milk (1 gallon) $3.74
TRY184.29
$4.09
R$20.41
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pay 10.0% less for transportation

 
Turkey
Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.08
TRY249.97
$4.74
R$23.62
Monthly public transit pass $32.35
TRY1,592.54
$45.86
R$228.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,081.17
TRY2M
$23,586.89
R$118K
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pay 19.5% less for housing

 
Turkey
Brazil
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.65
TRY671.88
$20.44
R$101.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $475.20
TRY23,390.07
$357.22
R$1,781.55
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $347.61
TRY17,109.72
$237.92
R$1,186.55
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pay 43.6% less for childcare

 
Turkey
Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $606.51
TRY29,853.38
$316.73
R$1,579.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,566.63
TRY668K
$8,251.15
R$41,150.54
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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turkey
Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
TRY148.46
$2.00
R$9.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.43
TRY168.90
$2.02
R$10.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.16
TRY106.14
$2.46
R$12.26
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pay 6.0% more for clothing

 
Turkey
Brazil
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $45.05
TRY2,217.65
$54.36
R$271.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.92
TRY1,915.87
$50.01
R$249.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $90.74
TRY4,466.32
$87.76
R$437.68
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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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