Izmir vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	2.95M	5.03M

The cost of living in Izmir is 63% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6157th and 923rd ($892 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3155th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Melbourne

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	Izmir	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$21306

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913