Gothenburg vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$914	$516
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$884
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	92	72
🏙️ Population	675K	4.49M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 79% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 2599th and 5367th ($1864 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Sweden and Turkey, respectively. Check Sweden vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.9 months in Izmir. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Izmir ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 83rd and 3283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Izmir

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	Gothenburg	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$596
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	41.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$1484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$1011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$8.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$0.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$6.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$718
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$14664

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410