Izmir vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$516	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	70	8
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	4.49M	77.6K

The cost of living in Izmir is 2% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5367th and 5233rd ($1040 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 3283rd and 6325th 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	$7.76	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981