Izmir vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$504	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$4362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	82
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	4.49M	468K

The cost of living in Izmir is 54% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5281st and 1363rd ($1038 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1143rd 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 1.1 months in Izmir compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 2402nd and 219th 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	$8.65	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$24243

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729