Beirut vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$641
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
74
54
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.85M

The cost of living in Beirut is 75% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4177th and 6661st ($1441 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Lebanon and Turkey, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 5483rd and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Kocaeli

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Beirut Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$6507

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743