Columbus vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	55
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	906K	1.85M

The cost of living in Columbus is 161% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1512th and 6521st ($2181 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 16th 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 Columbus compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 217th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kocaeli

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	Columbus	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.3	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$7174

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760