Bremen City vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$773	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	55
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	577K	1.85M

The cost of living in Bremen City is 117% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 3214th and 6806th ($1556 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 22nd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 152nd and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Kocaeli

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	Bremen City	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$5483

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1450
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1451
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1481
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1421
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1358
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1498
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1348
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1433
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1402
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1425
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1443
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1428
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1328
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1407
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1421
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1482
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1420
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1345
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1371
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1587
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1404
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1590
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1320
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1599

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