Dhaka vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$141	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1014
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	73	55
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.85M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 44% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 8829th and 6521st ($464 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 6151st and 6203rd 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	$2.14	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$7174

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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