Izmir vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$437	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	92
😀 Quality of life	68	86
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.75M

The cost of living in Izmir is 47% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5990th and 2624th ($909 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Turkey and Italy, respectively. Check Turkey vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3369th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Rome

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	Izmir	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201