Charlotte vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1172
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
68
54
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
875K
1.85M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 200% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 946th and 6661st ($2470 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 15th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 246th and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$6507

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$2217
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$2204
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$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

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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