Houston vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$775
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	93	72
🏙️ Population	2.3M	4.49M

The cost of living in Houston is 114% more expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 1375th and 5223rd ($2240 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 5th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 77th and 3140th 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	$18.5	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$14684

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386