Izmir vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$437	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	7
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	2.95M	133K

The cost of living in Izmir is 30% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5990th and 4205th ($909 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1 months in Male. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 3369th and 4917th 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	$8.23	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360