Izmir vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$437	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	2.95M	8.8M

The cost of living in Izmir is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5990th and 3rd ($909 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.2 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 3369th and 22nd 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	$8.23	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111