Brussels vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	96	55
😀 Quality of life	91	56
🏙️ Population	196K	1.85M

The cost of living in Brussels is 143% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1913th and 6521st ($2028 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Belgium and Turkey, respectively. Check Belgium vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 165th and 6203rd 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	$25.6	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$7174

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760