Izmir vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$1510
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	4.49M	546K

The cost of living in Izmir is 45% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5223rd and 2357th ($1046 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Portugal, respectively. Check Turkey vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 3140th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Lisbon

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	Izmir	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231