Cape Town vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$603	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$706
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	68
😀 Quality of life	59	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.95M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 26% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 4849th and 6157th ($1120 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in South Africa and Turkey, respectively. Check South Africa vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Izmir. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 5407th and 3155th 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	$7.8	$8.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	29.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1878
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$1054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$6.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$5.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$9132

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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