Glasgow vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	94	55
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	626K	1.85M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 146% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6521st ($2058 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 16th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 52nd and 6203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Glasgow	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$7174

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

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