Izmir vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$3717
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.51M

The cost of living in Izmir is 62% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6157th and 1056th ($892 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Turkey and Germany, respectively. Check Turkey vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3155th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Munich

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	Izmir	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$19483

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668