Izmir vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$513	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	7
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	4.49M	133K

The cost of living in Izmir is 21% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4439th ($1046 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.7 months in Male. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3140th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Male

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	Izmir	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327