Budapest vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$589
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$657
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
55
😀 Quality of life
80
50
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.85M

The cost of living in Budapest is 70% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6959th ($1185 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 551st and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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