Bogota vs Bucharest vs Istanbul vs Rio de Janeiro vs Tbilisi

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Population	10,978,360	1,830,000	15,520,000	6,718,903	1,108,700
Official language(s)	Spanish	Romanian	Turkish	Portuguese	Georgian
Level of English	Low	High	Low	Low	Low
Main airport	El Dorado International Airport (BOG)	Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP)	Istanbul Airport (IST)	Galeão International Airport	Tbilisi International Airport (TBS)
Most common months to visit	January - March, December	April - October	April - June, September and October	January - March, December	March - June
Currency	COP - Colombian Peso ($)	RON - Romanian Leu (L)	TRY - Turkish Lira (₺)	BRL - Brazilian Real (R$)	GEL - Georgian Lari (₾)
Credit cards	Accepted everywhere	Accepted almost everywhere	Accepted in most places	Accepted everywhere	Accepted everywhere
Remote worker visa	No	No	No	No	Yes
Average monthly costs	$1097	$1351	$659	$1833	$1462
Rent	$480	$615	$354	$1066	$752
Groceries	$82	$114	$44	$95	$112
Dining out	$174	$165	$81	$210	$169
Cafe	$22	$38	$18	$25	$45
Coworking space	$77	$133	$49	$130	$125
Mobile internet	$11	$7	$3	$7	$4
Public transportation	$23	$21	$6	$33	$8
Taxis	$28	$9	$6	$14	$14
Shared bicycles and scooters	$17	$25	$2	$16	$27
Sport and cultural events	$22	$29	$11	$55	$21
Museums and sights	$7	$29	$15	$26	$9
Nightlife	$46	$45	$22	$54	$53
Gym	$15	$30	$9	$31	$33
Yoga	$57	$59	$23	$40	$37
Massage	$37	$31	$15	$32	$53
SIM card options	Tigo, Movistar, Claro	Vodafone, Orange	Turkcell, Turk Telekom	Tim, Claro, Vivo	Magti GSM, Geocell, Beeline
Tipping	10% service included in all bills, not required or expected at bars without table service	5% - 10% at restaurants, 5% - 10% tip for services is appreciated but not expected, round up for taxis	Tip 5-10% in restaurants, cafés and bars	10% usually included in restaurants, 10% at bars and cafes with table service is common	10% usually included in bill, not expected at bars or cafés.
Taxi apps	Uber, Cabify	Star Taxi, Uber	BiTaksi	Easy Taxi, 99 Taxi, Uber	Yandex, Bolt
Tap water	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable	Not drinkable
Overall cuisine	Latin American. Dishes with beef, pork and chicken are often mixed with flour-based foods and fruity desserts. Heavy influence from the Andes and other Colombian regions.	Wide range of meat and fish dishes, soups, salads and cheeses influenced by German, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek and Ukrainian cuisine.	A fusion of cultures creates diverse dishes with bulgur, koftes, stews, eggplants and fish	Emphasis on rice, beans, pork and beef with a variety of root vegetables and fresh fruits. Fresh seafood is also very common.	Cuisine of the Caucasus meets regional diversity in Georgia. Emphasis on spices and meats (poultry, beef, pork and mutton) as well as soups and creams.
Local food specialities	Arepas, ajiaco santaferense, buñuelos, patacones, té de coca, changua	Sarmale, mămăligă, mici, ciolan cu fasole, ciorbă de burtă, covrig, papanasi	Döner, İçli Köfte, Dondurma, Karnıyarık, Turkish delight	Feijoada, bolinho de bacalhau, fried sardines, caldo verde, pao de queijo and brigadeiros.	Kachapuri, kuchmachi, khinkali, chikhirtma, kharcho with gomi, jonjoli
Eat like a local	Local family restaurants and those from other regions. Menú del día. Community markets and sports bars.	Set lunch menus, cafe terraces, cofeterias	Traditional breakfasts, street stalls for simit, lahmacun and kokorec, Turkish coffee	The "snack capital" of Brazil, Rio is a perfect place to try street food as well as the wide varieties of small, traditional eateries and churrascarias easily found across the city.	Small local restaurants, open bars, terraces and wine bars
Vegetarian / vegan options	104 options on Happy Cow	33 listings on Happy Cow	59 listings on Happy Cow	54 options on Happy Cow	10 options on Happy Cow