Gothenburg vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1887
🏠 One person rent	$902	$402
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$47.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	46	55
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	675K	1.85M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 118% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 2645th and 6521st ($1823 vs $835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 16th in Sweden and Turkey, respectively. Check Sweden vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Kocaeli ranked 14th in Turkey, while ranked 68th and 6203rd 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	$13.7	$7.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$71
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	37.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$844
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$7174

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

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