Izmir vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$2135
🏠 One person rent	$431	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	68	76
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.98M

The cost of living in Izmir is 0% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6157th and 6160th ($892 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Malaysia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 3155th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Izmir	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$9485

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$687
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$571
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$729
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$699
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$752
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$585
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$670
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$518
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$759
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$745
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$671
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$669
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3168
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$519
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$604
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$503
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$523
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$563
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$594
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$490
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$742