Izmir vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$437	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$7528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	68	97
😀 Quality of life	68	96
🏙️ Population	2.95M	874K

The cost of living in Izmir is 77% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 5990th and 7th ($909 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3369th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs San Francisco

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	Izmir	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$20590

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752