Brussels vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$706
😷 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 119% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1988th and 6157th ($1958 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.8 months in Izmir. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 173rd and 3155th 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	$20.8	$8.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	29.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1878
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$9132

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346