Izmir vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$516	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$3958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	60
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	4.49M	246K

The cost of living in Izmir is 43% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5367th and 2713th ($1040 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1895th 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 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 2.2 months in Louisville. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 3283rd and 333rd 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	$7.76	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$16074

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011