Izmir vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	99
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	4.49M	5.45M

The cost of living in Izmir is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5223rd and 649th ($1046 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Australia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3140th and 3rd 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	$7.12	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710