Abu Dhabi vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1951
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$586
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$1157
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	51	54
😀 Quality of life	85	56
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.85M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 139% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1859th and 6497th ($2070 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Kocaeli. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kocaeli ranked 18th in Turkey, while ranked 447th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kocaeli

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	Abu Dhabi	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	41.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$2.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$6829

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$945
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$817
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$828
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$836
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$671
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$543
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$681
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1305
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$806
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$769
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$894
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$662
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$748
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$705
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$601
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$733
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$731
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$691
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$590
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$746
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$755
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$552
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$698
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$752
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$872
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1027
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1137
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$742
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1099
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$730
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$772
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$767