Islamabad vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Islamabad	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1170	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$199	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.9	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$681
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	68
😀 Quality of life	49	68
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.95M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 51% less expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 8870th and 5990th ($442 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Pakistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.7 months in Izmir. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 6313th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Izmir

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	Islamabad	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.13	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.22	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$94.4	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$514	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.86%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1142	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$682	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.78	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.25	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.56	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.71	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.4	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.6	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2961	$9671

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$382
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$366
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$273
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$346
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$379
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$373
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$458
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$281
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$287
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$308
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$389
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$321
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$303
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$306
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$411
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$342
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$383
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$305
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$355
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$366
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$300
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$386
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$358
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$474
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$361
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$356
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$441
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$392
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$389
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$369

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