Copenhagen vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	55
😀 Quality of life	98	56
🏙️ Population	667K	1.85M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 212% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 713th and 6521st ($2601 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Denmark and Turkey, respectively. Check Denmark vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 10th and 6203rd 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	$23.6	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$7174

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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