Izmir vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$516	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	4.49M	5.45M

The cost of living in Izmir is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5367th and 348th ($1040 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3283rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Sydney

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	Izmir	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.76	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$21946

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864