Brussels vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$192
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$644
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	55
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	189K	1.95M

The cost of living in Brussels is 254% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2147th and 8298th ($1869 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kocaeli ranked 11th in Turkey, while ranked 148th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kocaeli

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	Brussels	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$3084

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$618
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$558
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$577
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$577
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$582
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$574
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$421
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$616
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1025
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$646
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$642
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$772
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$438
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$558
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$519
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$640
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$512
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$414
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$665
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$567
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$519
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$591
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$407
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$576
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$508
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$800
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$665
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$606
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$851
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$556
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$629
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$647