Brussels vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1172
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
91
70
🏙️ Population
196K
1.85M

The cost of living in Brussels is 146% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1939th and 6661st ($2030 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 121st and 3857th 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
$21.2
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$6507

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743