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Izmir vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Izmir is 25.5% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% more in Izmir
Groceries: pay 0.1% more in Izmir
Transportation: pay 81.4% more in Izmir
Housing: pay 7.1% more in Izmir
Childcare: pay 24.6% less in Izmir
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Izmir
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Izmir

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Izmir are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Izmir. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Izmir.

Izmir vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Izmir
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$7.22 TRY308.15	+71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$7.46 TRY318.42	+52.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.27 TRY54.23	+164.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.47 TRY20.10	+53.4%
Average			+85.5%

Beijing vs. Izmir - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Izmir
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$0.78 TRY33.23	-54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$5.40 TRY230.46	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$3.82 TRY163.00	-42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$2.49 TRY106.40	+40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$2.82 TRY120.56	+84.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.76 TRY32.59	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$1.20 TRY51.25	+56.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.72 TRY30.95	-9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.74 TRY31.53	+22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.32 TRY13.87	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.25 TRY10.63	-39.6%
Average			+0.1%

Beijing vs. Izmir - Cost of groceries

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pay 81.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Izmir
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$4.64 TRY197.96	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$48.11 TRY2,054.30	+52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$45,708.79 TRY1,951,586.80	+150.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$9.82 TRY419.08	+112.2%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 7.1% more for housing

	Beijing	Izmir
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$14.59 TRY622.94	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$633.70 TRY27,056.50	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$459.17 TRY19,604.70	-9.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$61.51 TRY2,626.45	+56.7%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 24.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Izmir
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$621.67 TRY26,542.73	-12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$14,704.79 TRY627,836.97	-36.7%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Izmir
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$3.61 TRY154.07	+221.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.28 TRY140.03	+13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.17 TRY92.44	-48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$43.60 TRY1,861.71	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$7.22 TRY308.15	-14.2%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Izmir
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$48.88 TRY2,086.98	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$34.31 TRY1,464.77	-5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$104.46 TRY4,459.92	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$101.65 TRY4,340.27	-3.7%
Average			-0.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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