Izmir vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$513	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	68	46
😀 Quality of life	72	83
🏙️ Population	4.49M	398K

The cost of living in Izmir is 42% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5223rd and 2697th ($1046 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1945th 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 2 months in Wichita. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 3140th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Wichita

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	Izmir	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$16150

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293