Izmir vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$3986
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	60
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	2.95M	246K

The cost of living in Izmir is 50% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5990th and 2336th ($909 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 3369th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Louisville

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	Izmir	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974