Izmir vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$504	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	73	95
🏙️ Population	4.49M	8.8M

The cost of living in Izmir is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5281st and 4th ($1038 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.1 months in Izmir compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2402nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs New York City

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	Izmir	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.65	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$21713

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192