Izmir vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$516	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	82
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	4.49M	468K

The cost of living in Izmir is 55% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5367th and 1246th ($1040 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1054th 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 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 3283rd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Raleigh

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	Izmir	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.76	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736