Izmir vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Izmir	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$825	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1980	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$5741
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	97
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	4.32M	441K

The cost of living in Izmir is 74% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6300th and 85th ($825 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3526th and 61st 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	$6.38	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.76%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1520	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.28	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.03	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.6	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8689	$19305

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313