Izmir vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$3182
🏠 One person rent	$513	$721
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1296
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$410
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$892
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	92
😀 Quality of life	72	72
🏙️ Population	4.49M	9.21M

The cost of living in Izmir is 21% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4418th ($1046 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Turkey and Mexico, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3140th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Mexico City

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	Izmir	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$11015

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030