Brussels vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1816
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4478
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1024
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$1880
$792
🍽️ Food expenses
$567
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.5
$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2931
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
68
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
196K
2.95M

The cost of living in Brussels is 100% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 2354th and 5990th ($1816 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 190th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Izmir

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Brussels Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$770
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1932
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1489
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.61%
35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4675
$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.6
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.5
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$975
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19505
$9671

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1685
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1626
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1556
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1594
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1541
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1607
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1585
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1536
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1599
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1560
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1663
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1683
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1446
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1492
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1537
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1523
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1461
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1530
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1362
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1509
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1475
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1578
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1613
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1488
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1640

Cities near Izmir

Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Manisa
$638
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$675
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$764
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$681
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1099
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$677
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$655
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$934
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$679
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$643
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$707
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$1038
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$773
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$477
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$1838
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$629
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$1049
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$690
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$679
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1070
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$743
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$843
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1659
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$568
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$708
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$554
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$661
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$911
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1265
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1437
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1296
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1272
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1159
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1082
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258