Izmir vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$437	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	68	30
😀 Quality of life	68	14
🏙️ Population	2.95M	4.27M

The cost of living in Izmir is 92% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5990th and 8769th ($909 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Turkey and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3369th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Kabul

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	Izmir	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476