Denver vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	91	55
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	716K	1.85M

The cost of living in Denver is 278% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 463rd and 6806th ($2717 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 22nd 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 158th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Kocaeli

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	Denver	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$5483

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$1113
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$782
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$835
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$872
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$573
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$599
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$455
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$547
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1248
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$755
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$708
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$743
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$535
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$691
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$568
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$701
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$679
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$690
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$661
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$707
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$710
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$627
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$691
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$642
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$629
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$679
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$721
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$959
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$624
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$677
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$690
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$892
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$650
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$675
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$638