Izmir vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$513	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	68	7
😀 Quality of life	72	57
🏙️ Population	4.49M	77.6K

The cost of living in Izmir is 3% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5223rd and 5469th ($1046 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Thailand, respectively. Check Turkey vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 3140th and 6129th 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	$7.12	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866