Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Turkey

Izmir vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Izmir is 10.3% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Izmir
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Izmir
Transportation: pay 34.3% more in Izmir
Housing: pay 21.1% less in Izmir
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Izmir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Izmir
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Izmir

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Izmir.

Izmir vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Izmir instead of Ankara, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Izmir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$10.16 TRY503.16
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY478.00	$8.64 TRY427.69	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY84.98	$1.48 TRY73.51	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY36.56	$0.60 TRY29.87	-18.3%
Average			-7.1%

Ankara vs. Izmir - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Ankara	Izmir
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY48.46	$1.04 TRY51.64	+6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY254.34	$4.73 TRY233.97	-8.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY223.24	$4.24 TRY209.81	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY133.60	$2.48 TRY122.91	-8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY122.71	$2.28 TRY112.88	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY44.08	$0.91 TRY45.28	+2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY49.94	$0.97 TRY48.19	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.44	$0.48 TRY23.58	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.43	$0.64 TRY31.89	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.49	$0.26 TRY12.86	-11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.66	$0.17 TRY8.63	-31.9%
Average			-10.1%

Ankara vs. Izmir - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.3% more for transportation

	Ankara	Izmir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY266.59	$5.23 TRY259.19	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY603.79	$43.19 TRY2,138.43	+254.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$41,095.22 TRY2M	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY387.43	$11.67 TRY577.94	+49.2%
Average			+34.3%

Ankara vs. Izmir - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 21.1% less for housing

	Ankara	Izmir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY871.98	$15.94 TRY789.12	-9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY37,669.21	$601.01 TRY29,758.34	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,324.97	$422.90 TRY20,939.21	-26.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,572.03	$64.55 TRY3,196.29	-10.5%
Average			-21.1%

Ankara vs. Izmir - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Izmir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY51,893.40	$689.32 TRY34,131.05	-34.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY979K	$14,450.48 TRY715K	-26.9%
Average			-30.7%

Ankara vs. Izmir - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Izmir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY251.58	$3.46 TRY171.07	-32.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY202.61	$3.66 TRY181.10	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY110.70	$2.24 TRY110.70
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,572.44	$64.08 TRY3,172.79	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY402.53	$8.13 TRY402.53
Average			-12.1%

Ankara vs. Izmir - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Izmir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,660.46	$45.96 TRY2,275.83	-14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,379.65	$37.03 TRY1,833.74	-22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,209.19	$92.27 TRY4,568.63	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,745.43	$81.97 TRY4,058.83	-14.5%
Average			-16.1%

Ankara vs. Izmir - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Ankara vs. Izmir

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Izmir?

More cost comparisons

Ankara vs.

Athens

Ankara vs.

Cairo

Ankara vs.

Ottawa

Ankara vs.

Reykjavik

Ankara vs.

Quito

Ankara vs.

Bangkok

Ankara vs.

Berlin

Ankara vs.

Madrid

Share this

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Ankara

Add prices for Izmir

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Izmir or Ankara. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.