Glasgow vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1637
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$481
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	55
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	626K	1.85M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 190% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6959th ($2013 vs $695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 23rd in the United Kingdom and Turkey, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.9 months in Kocaeli. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kocaeli ranked 15th in Turkey, while ranked 19th and 6180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kocaeli

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	Glasgow	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$27.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$42.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	29.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$1017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$5.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$1.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$4125

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

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