Copenhagen vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1637
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	55
😀 Quality of life	97	50
🏙️ Population	644K	1.85M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 257% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 795th and 6959th ($2483 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Denmark and Turkey, respectively. Check Denmark vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 9th and 6180th 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	$20.2	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$4125

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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