Dresden vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dresden	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1462	$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3582	$1637
🏠 One person rent	$729	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1362	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$467	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3112	$657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	65	55
😀 Quality of life	89	50
🏙️ Population	563K	1.85M

The cost of living in Dresden is 110% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 3857th and 6959th ($1462 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 23rd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 203rd and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kocaeli

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	Dresden	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$710	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$466	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5042	$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3939	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12328	$4125

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1386
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1393
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1354
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1215
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1330
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1107
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1306
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$929
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1377
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1362
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$957
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1103
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1051
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1349
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1347
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1345
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1353
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1210
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1261
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1273
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1095
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1106
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1449
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1191
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1244
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1387

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