Izmir vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$6548
🏠 One person rent	$516	$1798
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$3108
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$723
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$4529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	54
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	4.49M	525K

The cost of living in Izmir is 63% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 5367th and 346th ($1040 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 285th 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 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Sacramento ranked 116th in the United States, while ranked 3283rd and 376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Sacramento

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	Izmir	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.76	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$23546

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859