Izmir vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$513	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$4336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	72	99
🏙️ Population	4.49M	8.8M

The cost of living in Izmir is 73% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5223rd and 8th ($1046 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.1 months in London. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3140th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs London

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	Izmir	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$27583

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165