Izmir vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$516	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	85
😀 Quality of life	72	70
🏙️ Population	4.49M	5.65M

The cost of living in Izmir is 3% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5367th and 5142nd ($1040 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 3283rd and 3923rd 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	$7.76	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606