Izmir vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	82
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	2.95M	468K

The cost of living in Izmir is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5990th and 972nd ($909 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 3369th and 221st 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	$8.23	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$21914

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682