Izmir vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$504	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	85
😀 Quality of life	73	71
🏙️ Population	4.49M	5.65M

The cost of living in Izmir is 9% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5281st and 4898th ($1038 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Izmir compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 2402nd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Saint Petersburg

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	Izmir	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.65	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$13865

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597