Izmir vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$3902
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5990th and 1365th ($909 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 3369th 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	$8.23	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963