Budapest vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$707	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$775
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	82	72
🏙️ Population	1.69M	4.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 32% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 4312th and 5223rd ($1377 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Turkey, respectively. Check Hungary vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 636th and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Izmir

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	Budapest	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$14684

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386