Cologne vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1172
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
92
54
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.85M

The cost of living in Cologne is 136% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2200th and 6661st ($1941 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 15th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 21st and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$6507

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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