Izmir vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$437	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	68	5
😀 Quality of life	68	34
🏙️ Population	2.95M	115K

The cost of living in Izmir is 115% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5990th and 8915th ($909 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Turkey and Bhutan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3369th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Thimphu

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	Izmir	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300