Cape Town vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$681	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$775
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	68
😀 Quality of life	55	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	4.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 18% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 4637th and 5223rd ($1231 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 6312th and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Izmir

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	Cape Town	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$14684

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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