Izmir vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$5052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	68	88
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	4.49M	653K

The cost of living in Izmir is 61% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 5223rd and 587th ($1046 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 516th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 3140th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Portland

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	Izmir	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745