Beirut vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$555
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
55
😀 Quality of life
61
50
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.85M

The cost of living in Beirut is 68% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4691st and 6959th ($1165 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 4996th and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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