Izmir vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$431	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	68	7
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	2.95M	77.6K

The cost of living in Izmir is 9% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6157th and 5798th ($892 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3155th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Phuket

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	Izmir	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$13132

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892