Izmir vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Izmir	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$825	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1980	$4581
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$533
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$2599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	68	77
😀 Quality of life	68	85
🏙️ Population	4.32M	936K

The cost of living in Izmir is 58% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6300th and 1907th ($825 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th in Turkey and Israel, respectively. Check Turkey vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 3526th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Jerusalem

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	Izmir	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.38	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$7.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.76%	6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1520	$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.28	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.03	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.6	$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8689	$10218

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499