Izmir vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$437	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	68	94
🏙️ Population	2.95M	690K

The cost of living in Izmir is 71% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5990th and 96th ($909 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 3369th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Washington

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	Izmir	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$24653

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979