Guangzhou vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$333
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$54.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
97
55
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.95M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 41% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 6607th and 8298th ($742 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 85th in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Kocaeli. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kocaeli ranked 11th in Turkey, while ranked 955th and 6127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
28.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3084

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$618
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$558
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$577
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$577
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$582
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$574
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$421
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$616
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1025
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$646
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$642
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$772
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$438
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$558
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$519
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$640
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$550
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$576
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$512
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$414
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$665
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$500
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$567
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$519
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$591
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$407
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$576
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$618
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$508
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$561
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$800
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$665
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$606
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$570
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$851
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$556
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$629
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$647