Essen vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1951
🏠 One person rent
$682
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$586
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1157
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
587K
1.85M

The cost of living in Essen is 80% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 3860th and 6497th ($1561 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 12th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Kocaeli. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 18th in Turkey, while ranked 17th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
41.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$2.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$6829

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$945
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$817
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$828
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$836
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$652
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$671
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$543
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$681
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1305
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$806
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$769
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$894
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$662
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$748
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$705
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$601
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$733
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$731
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$691
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$590
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$746
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$688
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$710
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$552
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$755
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$552
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$698
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$752
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$872
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$819
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1027
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1137
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$742
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$712
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1099
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$730
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$772
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$767