Izmir vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Izmir	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$825	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1980	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$5087
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	4.32M	467K

The cost of living in Izmir is 69% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6300th and 440th ($825 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 3526th and 720th 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	$6.38	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.76%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1520	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.28	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.03	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.6	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8689	$18490

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652