Izmir vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$437	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.39M

The cost of living in Izmir is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5990th and 36th ($909 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 32nd 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 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3369th and 95th 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	$8.23	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759