Dusseldorf vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$985	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	92	55
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	631K	1.85M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 147% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2469th and 6806th ($1772 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 22nd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 27th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Kocaeli

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	Dusseldorf	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$5483

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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