Brazzaville vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brazzaville	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$580	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1458	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$247	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$481	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	19	55
😀 Quality of life	35	66
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.85M

The cost of living in Brazzaville is 19% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 7901st and 6806th ($580 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in the Congo and Turkey, respectively. Check the Congo vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brazzaville compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Brazzaville ranked 1st best city to live in the Congo vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 7456th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazzaville vs Kocaeli

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	Brazzaville	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.51	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1578	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$968	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.99	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.6	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.5	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.5	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3665	$5483

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Cities near Brazzaville

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
59 km or 37 mi	Kinkala	$520
119 km or 74 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
193 km or 120 mi	Madingou	$519
221 km or 137 mi	Kayes	$523
252 km or 157 mi	Gamboma	$522
264 km or 164 mi	Matadi	$844
304 km or 189 mi	Boma	$821
370 km or 230 mi	Cabinda	$676
383 km or 238 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
401 km or 249 mi	Kikwit	$876
424 km or 264 mi	N'zeto	$788
465 km or 289 mi	Ambriz	$863
556 km or 346 mi	Luanda	$1012
586 km or 364 mi	Mbandaka	$850
656 km or 408 mi	Tshikapa	$934
814 km or 506 mi	Kananga	$976
823 km or 511 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
829 km or 515 mi	Libreville	$668
917 km or 570 mi	Bata	$1121
920 km or 572 mi	Lobito	$645
943 km or 586 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
944 km or 586 mi	Benguela	$671
946 km or 588 mi	Huambo	$577
950 km or 591 mi	Berberati	$482
953 km or 592 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
973 km or 605 mi	Gemena	$767
979 km or 608 mi	Luena	$634
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$747
1000 km or 621 mi	Gandajika	$828
1027 km or 638 mi	Bangui	$513
1073 km or 667 mi	Bumba	$806
1079 km or 670 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1084 km or 673 mi	Trindade	$900
1114 km or 692 mi	Douala	$1265
1141 km or 709 mi	Limbe	$655
1148 km or 713 mi	Malabo	$741
1154 km or 717 mi	Buea	$601
1183 km or 735 mi	Kumba	$764
1189 km or 739 mi	Kindu	$746

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