Izmir vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Izmir	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$825	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1980	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$420	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$695	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$577	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	99
😀 Quality of life	68	98
🏙️ Population	4.32M	4.84M

The cost of living in Izmir is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6300th and 318th ($825 vs $2741) 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 1.4 months in Sydney. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3526th 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	$6.38	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$567	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.76%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1520	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$951	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.28	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.93	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.77	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.03	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.42	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.6	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$291	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8689	$17934

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$647
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$629
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$647
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$576
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1186
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$606
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$937
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$544
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$665
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$844
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$774
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$510
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1974
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$576
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$570
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1061
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$772
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$829
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1738
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$640
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$642
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$519
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$414
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1467
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1475
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1359
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1287
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1235
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1172
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816