Izmir vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Izmir	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$825	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1980	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$420	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	68	92
🏙️ Population	4.32M	1.01M

The cost of living in Izmir is 76% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6300th and 22nd ($825 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3526th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs San Jose, United States

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	Izmir	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.38	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.76%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1520	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.28	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.03	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.6	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8689	$15889

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123