Brisbane vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1951
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$586
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1157
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	54
😀 Quality of life	98	56
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.85M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 162% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1349th and 6497th ($2269 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 12th in Australia and Turkey, respectively. Check Australia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.3 months in Kocaeli. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kocaeli ranked 18th in Turkey, while ranked 3rd and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kocaeli

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	Brisbane	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	41.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$2.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$6829

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$945
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$817
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$828
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$836
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$671
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$543
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$681
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1305
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$806
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$769
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$894
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$662
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$748
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$705
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$601
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$733
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$731
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$691
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$590
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$746
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$755
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$552
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$698
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$752
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$872
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1027
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1137
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$742
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$712
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1099
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$730
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$772
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$767