Izmir vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$513	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	81
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	4.49M	449K

The cost of living in Izmir is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5223rd and 23rd ($1046 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Turkey and Switzerland, respectively. Check Turkey vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3140th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Zurich

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	Izmir	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041