Izmir vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2106
🏠 One person rent	$513	$453
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$280
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	46
😀 Quality of life	72	56
🏙️ Population	4.49M	2.96M

The cost of living in Izmir is 24% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6476th ($1046 vs $844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.3 months in Tashkent. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 3140th and 6210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Tashkent

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	Izmir	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$591
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	22.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$9.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$9729

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$754
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$620
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$525
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$603
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$650
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$600
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$658
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$562
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$648
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$674
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$445
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$468
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$451
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$475
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$532
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$549
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$615
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$512
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$433
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$743
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$501
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$446
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$428
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$613
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1716
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$573
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$432
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$639
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$787