Izmir vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$504	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	81
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.43M

The cost of living in Izmir is 50% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5281st and 1833rd ($1038 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1452nd 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 1.1 months in Izmir compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 2402nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs San Antonio

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	Izmir	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.65	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093