Izmir vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	68	78
😀 Quality of life	68	85
🏙️ Population	2.95M	936K

The cost of living in Izmir is 57% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 5990th and 1551st ($909 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 3369th and 374th 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	$8.23	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$17799

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511