Cape Town vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1980
🏠 One person rent	$484	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$79.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$577
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	68
😀 Quality of life	60	68
🏙️ Population	434K	4.32M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 7% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 6078th and 6300th ($881 vs $825) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 5406th and 3526th 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	$7.47	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	26.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$6.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$2.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$0.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$8689

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334