Gothenburg vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2665
🏠 One person rent	$949	$504
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$895
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$1119
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	675K	4.49M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 81% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 2470th and 5281st ($1879 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Izmir. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 91st and 2402nd 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	$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$740
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	41.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$1577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$36.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$9.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$1.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$0.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$5.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$709
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$15843

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

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