Izmir vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	2.95M	4.84M

The cost of living in Izmir is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5990th and 745th ($909 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3369th 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	$8.23	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$17957

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683