Birmingham vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	55
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.85M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 172% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6806th ($1951 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 22nd in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 35th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kocaeli

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	Birmingham	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$5483

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

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