Izmir vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$513	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$5482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	97
😀 Quality of life	72	95
🏙️ Population	4.49M	441K

The cost of living in Izmir is 68% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5223rd and 90th ($1046 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 3140th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Oakland

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	Izmir	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$18326

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359