Belgrade vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belgrade	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2759	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$622	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1090	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$83	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$980	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	51	55
😀 Quality of life	71	66
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.85M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 62% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4605th and 6806th ($1160 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Serbia and Turkey, respectively. Check Serbia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 2157th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Kocaeli

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	Belgrade	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.8	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$785	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.63%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4299	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2617	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.97	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.41	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.09	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.7	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7674	$5483

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Belgrade

Distance	City	Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
77 km or 48 mi	Valjevo	$776
97 km or 60 mi	Kragujevac	$807
99 km or 61 mi	Bijeljina	$661
103 km or 64 mi	Cacak	$759
121 km or 75 mi	Timisoara	$816
124 km or 77 mi	Resita	$716
145 km or 90 mi	Tuzla	$636
155 km or 97 mi	Subotica	$768
161 km or 100 mi	Szeged	$766
163 km or 101 mi	Osijek	$958
164 km or 102 mi	Arad	$623
174 km or 108 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
180 km or 112 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Doboj	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
192 km or 120 mi	Baja	$692
194 km or 121 mi	Sarajevo	$796
196 km or 122 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
202 km or 125 mi	Nis	$711
213 km or 132 mi	Vidin	$605
213 km or 132 mi	Bekescsaba	$804
214 km or 133 mi	Zenica	$559
217 km or 135 mi	Mitrovica	$463
218 km or 136 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
219 km or 136 mi	Hunedoara	$627
219 km or 136 mi	Szekszard	$747
222 km or 138 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
223 km or 139 mi	Pecs	$848
224 km or 139 mi	Berane	$1070
224 km or 139 mi	Deva	$636
240 km or 149 mi	Kecskemet	$781
246 km or 153 mi	Pristina	$595
251 km or 156 mi	Plav	$1030
259 km or 161 mi	Banja Luka	$803
263 km or 164 mi	Szolnok	$666
267 km or 166 mi	Mostar	$693
268 km or 166 mi	Cegled	$855
269 km or 167 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
271 km or 168 mi	Kaposvar	$750

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638