Izmir vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$4933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	2.95M	467K

The cost of living in Izmir is 67% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6157th and 464th ($892 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 406th 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 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 3155th and 769th 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	$8.74	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614