Brussels vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1637
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	55
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	196K	1.85M

The cost of living in Brussels is 182% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1988th and 6959th ($1958 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 173rd and 6180th 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	$20.8	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$4125

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$652
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$643
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$642
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$633
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$579
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$594
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$502
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$605
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1125
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$692
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$690
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$461
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$716
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$599
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$700
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$683
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$655
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$705
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$584
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$672
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$617
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$678
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$596
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$648
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$642
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$907
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$635
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$668
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$931
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$643
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$652
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$612