Dhaka vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$106	$192
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$697
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$644
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	55
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.95M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 13% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 8745th and 8298th ($456 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 85th in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kocaeli ranked 11th in Turkey, while ranked 5727th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kocaeli

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	Dhaka	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$3084

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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