Izmir vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$437	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	81
😀 Quality of life	68	67
🏙️ Population	2.95M	5.6M

The cost of living in Izmir is 7% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5990th and 5668th ($909 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3369th and 3598th 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	$8.23	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441