Houston vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$681
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	91	68
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.95M

The cost of living in Houston is 149% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1229th and 5990th ($2265 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 8th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 97th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Izmir

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	Houston	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$9671

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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