Ashgabat vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ashgabat | Kocaeli | |
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The cost of living in Ashgabat is 132% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 3187th and 6959th ($1616 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Turkmenistan and Turkey, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Turkey comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 8245th and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kocaeli
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| Ashgabat | Kocaeli | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.2 mi |  Anau | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Quchan | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Baherden | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Bojnord | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Nishapur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Mashhad | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Kashmar | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Mary | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 344 km or 213 mi | Shahrud | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Gorgan | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 469 km or 291 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Sari | |
| 513 km or 318 mi |  Nukus | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Semnan | |
| 524 km or 325 mi |  Herat | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Babol | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Amol | |
| 561 km or 349 mi | Bukhara | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Birjand | |
| 634 km or 394 mi | Pardis | |
| 654 km or 406 mi | Qarshi | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 660 km or 410 mi | Golestan | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Qarchak | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Tehran | |
| 670 km or 417 mi | Varamin | |
| 671 km or 417 mi | Ray | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Qods | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Shahriar | |
| 701 km or 435 mi | Karaj | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Fardis |
Cities near Kocaeli
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Izmit | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Korfez | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Golcuk | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Kartepe | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Gebze | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cayirova | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Adapazari | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Sakarya | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Istanbul | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Bilecik | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Inegol | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Bursa | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Duzce | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Eskisehir | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Karadeniz Eregli | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Bolu | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Kutahya | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Kapakli | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Bandirma | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Corlu | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Tekirdag | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Balikesir | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Luleburgaz | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Bartin | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Karabuk | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Polatli | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Afyonkarahisar | |
| 242 km or 151 mi | Kirklareli | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Usak | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Soma | |
| 271 km or 169 mi |  Burgas | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Uzunkopru | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Ankara | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Edirne | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Salihli | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Canakkale | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Varna | |
| 316 km or 197 mi | Cankiri | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Turgutlu | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Manisa |