Cologne vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cologne | Kocaeli | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Cologne is 143% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2551st and 6806th ($1744 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 22nd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 12th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cologne vs Kocaeli
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| Cologne | Kocaeli | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
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| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.2 km or 5.7 mi |  Hurth | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Leverkusen | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Frechen | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Bruhl | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Pulheim | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Wesseling | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bergisch Gladbach | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Niederkassel | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Rosrath | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Monheim am Rhein | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Dormagen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Erftstadt | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Langenfeld | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Troisdorf | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Leichlingen | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Kerpen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bornheim | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Lohmar | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Bergheim | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Siegburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Overath | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Sankt Augustin | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Bonn | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hilden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Solingen | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Elsdorf | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wermelskirchen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Haan | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Bedburg | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hennef | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Grevenbroich | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Remscheid | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Erkrath | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Konigswinter | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Neuss | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Mettmann | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Zulpich | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Meckenheim | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Dusseldorf |
Cities near Kocaeli
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Izmit | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Korfez | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Golcuk | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Kartepe | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Gebze | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cayirova | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Adapazari | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Sakarya | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Istanbul | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Bilecik | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Inegol | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | Bursa | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Duzce | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Eskisehir | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Karadeniz Eregli | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | Bolu | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Kutahya | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Kapakli | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Bandirma | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Corlu | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Tekirdag | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Balikesir | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Luleburgaz | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Bartin | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Karabuk | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Polatli | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Afyonkarahisar | |
| 242 km or 151 mi | Kirklareli | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Usak | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Soma | |
| 271 km or 169 mi |  Burgas | |
| 271 km or 169 mi | Uzunkopru | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Ankara | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Edirne | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Salihli | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Canakkale | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Varna | |
| 316 km or 197 mi | Cankiri | |
| 321 km or 200 mi | Turgutlu | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Manisa |