Gothenburg vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$808	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	55
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	675K	1.85M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 126% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2959th and 6806th ($1623 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 22nd in Sweden and Turkey, respectively. Check Sweden vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 78th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Kocaeli

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	Gothenburg	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$5483

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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