Izmir vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Izmir	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2665	$1795
🏠 One person rent	$504	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$895	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1119	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	70	30
😀 Quality of life	73	46
🏙️ Population	4.49M	6.87M

The cost of living in Izmir is 58% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 5281st and 7579th ($1038 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Turkey and Myanmar, respectively. Check Turkey vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Izmir compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 2402nd and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Yangon

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	Izmir	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.65	$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.32	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$585	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$740	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.09%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1074	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.7	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.52	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.43	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.76	$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$709	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15843	$17180

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$743
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$760
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$883
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$719
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1253
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$743
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$617
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1060
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$682
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$750
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$953
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$811
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$554
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2043
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$875
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$699
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1311
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$866
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$933
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1863
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$606
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$763
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$600
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$593
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1030
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1403
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1264
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1253
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1439
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1472
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1439
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1298
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1307
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1160
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$610
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$721
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$601
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$675
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$549
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$583
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$567
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$616
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$996
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$794
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$534
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$787
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$839
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$809
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$968
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$564
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$724
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$591
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$616