Bucharest vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$474	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	68
😀 Quality of life	79	68
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.95M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 9% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 5565th and 5990th ($988 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Romania and Turkey, respectively. Check Romania vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 645th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Izmir

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	Bucharest	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$9671

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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