Berlin vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$727
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	100	55
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.85M

The cost of living in Berlin is 182% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6806th ($2027 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 21st and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kocaeli

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	Berlin	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$5483

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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