Budapest vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1887
🏠 One person rent
$707
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$1014
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
55
😀 Quality of life
82
56
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.85M

The cost of living in Budapest is 65% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4312th and 6521st ($1377 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Hungary and Turkey, respectively. Check Hungary vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 636th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$7174

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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