Gothenburg vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$808	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	68
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	675K	2.95M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 79% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 2959th and 5990th ($1623 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th in Sweden and Turkey, respectively. Check Sweden vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 78th and 3369th 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	$12.3	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$9671

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258