Izmir vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$809
🏠 One person rent	$513	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	68	47
😀 Quality of life	72	43
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.97M

The cost of living in Izmir is 213% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 5223rd and 9121st ($1046 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 21st in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.3 months in Peshawar. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 3140th and 7430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Peshawar

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	Izmir	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$2261

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684