Izmir vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	4.49M	5.35M

The cost of living in Izmir is 55% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5223rd and 1249th ($1046 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 3140th 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	$7.12	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988