Essen vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1887
🏠 One person rent
$666
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
55
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
587K
1.85M

The cost of living in Essen is 82% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6521st ($1516 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 16th in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 24th and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$7174

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$985
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$819
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$838
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$852
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$659
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$679
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$547
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$686
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1288
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$837
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$787
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$915
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$695
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$777
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$713
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$655
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$612
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$725
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$679
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$562
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$704
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$691
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$745
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$578
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$780
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$664
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$574
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$699
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$732
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$848
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$821
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1118
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1151
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$725
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$697
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1039
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$759
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$759
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$760