Dresden vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dresden	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1402	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3491	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$684	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$460	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2953	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	65	55
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	566K	1.85M

The cost of living in Dresden is 95% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6806th ($1402 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 22nd 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 1 months in Kocaeli. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 217th and 4014th 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	$12.9	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.58	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1357	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$929	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4831	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3685	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.14	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.07	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.76	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.5	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13167	$5483

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Cities near Dresden

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Freital	$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Radebeul	$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi	Coswig	$1341
17 km or 11 mi	Pirna	$1352
22 km or 14 mi	Meissen	$1325
32 km or 20 mi	Freiberg	$1202
42 km or 26 mi	Riesa	$1309
44 km or 28 mi	Decin	$1048
44 km or 28 mi	Dobeln	$1278
47 km or 29 mi	Teplice	$880
48 km or 30 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
50 km or 31 mi	Bautzen	$1420
51 km or 31 mi	Litvinov	$1314
55 km or 34 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
56 km or 35 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373
61 km or 38 mi	Most	$942
62 km or 39 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
64 km or 40 mi	Litomerice	$1092
69 km or 43 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Chomutov	$1033
72 km or 45 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
73 km or 45 mi	Spremberg	$1310
73 km or 46 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
74 km or 46 mi	Grimma	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Torgau	$1350
77 km or 48 mi	Zittau	$1352
87 km or 54 mi	Glauchau	$1147
88 km or 55 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
89 km or 55 mi	Cottbus	$1241
92 km or 57 mi	Altenburg	$1281
95 km or 59 mi	Zwickau	$1011
98 km or 61 mi	Liberec	$1030
98 km or 61 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
100 km or 62 mi	Leipzig	$1516
101 km or 63 mi	Werdau	$1118
104 km or 65 mi	Kladno	$1216
107 km or 66 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
108 km or 67 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
110 km or 68 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
111 km or 69 mi	Delitzsch	$1419

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