Izmir vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Izmir	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$431	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$706	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.39M

The cost of living in Izmir is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6157th and 45th ($892 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 36th 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 0.8 months in Izmir compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 3155th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs San Diego

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	Izmir	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.74	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.52	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$625	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	29.09%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1878	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1054	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.05	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.97	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.8	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.39	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.13	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9132	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647