Izmir vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$4440
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1899
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$3987
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	60
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	4.49M	246K

The cost of living in Izmir is 43% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 5223rd and 2519th ($1046 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1889th 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 89th in the United States, while ranked 3140th and 281st 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	$7.12	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1046
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$3372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$3052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$8.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$1218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$15931

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1845
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1925
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1912
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1874
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1883
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1659
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1769
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1816
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1713
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2097
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1922
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2140
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1647
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1969
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1606
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1822
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2480
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1990
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2164
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1993
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1915
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1338
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1799
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1978
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1847
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2382
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1899
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2070
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1495
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1850
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2017