Cape Town vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$2665
🏠 One person rent	$775	$504
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$895
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$1119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	55	70
😀 Quality of life	58	73
🏙️ Population	3.78M	4.49M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 34% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 4336th and 5281st ($1386 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Izmir. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 6134th and 2402nd 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	$12.2	$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$740
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	41.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$5.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$15843

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386