Copenhagen vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$192
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	55
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	644K	1.95M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 353% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 872nd and 8298th ($2387 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Denmark and Turkey, respectively. Check Denmark vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kocaeli ranked 11th in Turkey, while ranked 9th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kocaeli

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	Copenhagen	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$3084

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$618
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$558
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$577
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$577
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$582
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$574
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$421
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$616
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1025
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$646
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$642
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$772
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$438
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$558
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$519
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$640
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$550
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$576
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$512
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$414
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$665
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$567
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$519
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$591
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$407
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$576
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$618
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$508
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$800
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$665
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$606
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$570
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$851
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$556
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$629
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$647