Izmir vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	84
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	2.95M	430K

The cost of living in Izmir is 61% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 5990th and 1145th ($909 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1045th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 3369th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Minneapolis

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	Izmir	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682