Izmir vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$516	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	49
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.02M

The cost of living in Izmir is 51% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5367th and 1668th ($1040 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Turkey and Canada, respectively. Check Turkey vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 3283rd and 123rd 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	$7.76	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$17337

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891