Izmir vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$516	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	4.49M	6.21M

The cost of living in Izmir is 3% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5367th and 5559th ($1040 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 3283rd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Izmir	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.76	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$13739

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631