Izmir vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	50
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.02M

The cost of living in Izmir is 50% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5223rd and 1744th ($1046 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 3140th and 129th 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	$7.12	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822