Izmir vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$504	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	96
😀 Quality of life	73	75
🏙️ Population	4.49M	11.5M

The cost of living in Izmir is 8% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5281st and 4918th ($1038 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Brazil, respectively. Check Turkey vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 2402nd and 1670th 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	$8.65	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$15990

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
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	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720