Izmir vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$437	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	68	75
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	2.95M	459K

The cost of living in Izmir is 63% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5990th and 866th ($909 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 797th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 3369th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Virginia Beach

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	Izmir	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.65
🥤 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	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777