Cologne vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
55
😀 Quality of life
97
50
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.85M

The cost of living in Cologne is 166% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2308th and 6959th ($1851 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 23rd 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 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 16th and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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