Izmir vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$1016
🏠 One person rent	$513	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$267
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$153
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	68	30
😀 Quality of life	72	33
🏙️ Population	4.49M	4.27M

The cost of living in Izmir is 129% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 5223rd and 8842nd ($1046 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.2 months in Kabul. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 3140th and 8609th 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	$7.12	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$1486

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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

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439