Izmir vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$962
🏠 One person rent	$513	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$160
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	68
😀 Quality of life	72	50
🏙️ Population	4.49M	2.1M

The cost of living in Izmir is 152% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5223rd and 8945th ($1046 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Turkey and Pakistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3140th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Rawalpindi

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	Izmir	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$764

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$443
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$344
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$277
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$354
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$265
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$351
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$320
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$364
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$334
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$376
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$363
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$311
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$302
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$372
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$316
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$333
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$354
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$294
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$351
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$303
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$380
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$350
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$393
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$291
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$337
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$401
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$458
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$362
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$347
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$421
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$403
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$396
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$373
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$270