Austin vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	55
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	962K	1.85M

The cost of living in Austin is 189% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1002nd and 6521st ($2416 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 16th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 151st and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$7174

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760