Izmir vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	68	82
🏙️ Population	2.95M	546K

The cost of living in Izmir is 47% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5990th and 2671st ($909 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Lisbon. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 3369th and 475th 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	$8.23	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112