Izmir vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$431	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	82
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	2.95M	468K

The cost of living in Izmir is 64% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6157th and 806th ($892 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 719th 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 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 3155th and 202nd 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	$8.74	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$22229

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753