Izmir vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	50
😀 Quality of life	68	90
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.02M

The cost of living in Izmir is 56% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5990th and 1701st ($909 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 3369th and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Ottawa

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	Izmir	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800