Izmir vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$513	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	72	69
🏙️ Population	4.49M	11.5M

The cost of living in Izmir is 0.5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5223rd and 5192nd ($1046 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 3140th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Sao Paulo

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	Izmir	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$15428

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666