Izmir vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$437	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	68
😀 Quality of life	68	46
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.1M

The cost of living in Izmir is 127% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5990th and 8953rd ($909 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3369th and 6500th 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	$8.23	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$1075

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272