Athens vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$675
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
90
55
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
643K
1.85M

The cost of living in Athens is 97% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4177th and 6959th ($1366 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd in Greece and Turkey, respectively. Check Greece vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 658th and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$652
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$643
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$642
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$633
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$579
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$594
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$502
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$605
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1125
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$692
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$690
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$789
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$461
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$716
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$599
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$700
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$683
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$655
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$694
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$705
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$584
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$646
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$672
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$617
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$678
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$596
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$648
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$642
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$573
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$645
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$907
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$635
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$657
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$668
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$931
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$643
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$652
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$612