Columbus vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$1637
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	55
😀 Quality of life	88	50
🏙️ Population	906K	1.85M

The cost of living in Columbus is 224% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1248th and 6959th ($2252 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 23rd 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 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 242nd and 6180th 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	$19.9	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$4125

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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