Damascus vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$271
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
25
55
😀 Quality of life
32
50
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.85M

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 7105th and 6959th ($672 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Syria and Turkey, respectively. Check Syria vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 7854th and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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