Izmir vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$504	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	70	8
😀 Quality of life	73	55
🏙️ Population	4.49M	77.6K

The cost of living in Izmir is 3% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5281st and 5497th ($1038 vs $1010) 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 1.1 months in Izmir compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 2402nd and 6330th 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	$8.65	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$13979

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992