Dortmund vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$675
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1172
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
54
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
595K
1.85M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 80% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 4048th and 6661st ($1482 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 15th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 625th and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Kocaeli

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Dortmund Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$6507

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743