Izmir vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$431	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	2.95M	8.8M

The cost of living in Izmir is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6157th and 5th ($892 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.4 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 3155th and 13th 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	$8.74	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$20585

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108