Calgary vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	53	54
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.85M

The cost of living in Calgary is 154% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1759th and 6661st ($2095 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 15th in Canada and Turkey, respectively. Check Canada vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 187th and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kocaeli

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	Calgary	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$6507

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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