Izmir vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	72	78
🏙️ Population	4.49M	467K

The cost of living in Izmir is 63% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5223rd and 327th ($1046 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 273rd in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 3140th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Long Beach

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	Izmir	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2872
🔌 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	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821