Izmir vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$437	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	75
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	2.95M	4.5M

The cost of living in Izmir is 125% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5990th and 8948th ($909 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 24th in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 3369th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Kolkata

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	Izmir	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308