Izmir vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$431	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	82
😀 Quality of life	68	67
🏙️ Population	2.95M	5.38M

The cost of living in Izmir is 2% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6157th and 6204th ($892 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkey and Russia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 3155th and 3645th 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	$8.74	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$6847

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$612
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$652
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$743
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$663
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1198
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$657
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$638
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$642
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$600
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$584
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$868
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$741
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$508
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1956
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$648
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1077
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$668
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$655
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1095
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$789
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$876
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1769
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$690
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$553
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$705
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1459
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1528
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1366
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1257
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1228
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525