Al Ain vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	38	55
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	767K	1.85M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 157% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2271st and 6806th ($1844 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 1000th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kocaeli

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	Al Ain	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$5483

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638