Guangzhou vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$342
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1172
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
77
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 5% less expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 6854th and 6661st ($785 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 15th in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 1149th and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kocaeli

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Guangzhou Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$6507

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kocaeli

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Izmit
$899
13 km or 8.1 mi Korfez
$790
21 km or 13 mi Golcuk
$807
22 km or 13 mi Kartepe
$812
38 km or 24 mi Gebze
$634
42 km or 26 mi Cayirova
$651
45 km or 28 mi Adapazari
$598
45 km or 28 mi Sakarya
$710
79 km or 49 mi Istanbul
$1328
79 km or 49 mi Bilecik
$764
91 km or 57 mi Inegol
$763
101 km or 63 mi Bursa
$866
108 km or 67 mi Duzce
$656
131 km or 82 mi Eskisehir
$747
137 km or 85 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
146 km or 90 mi Bolu
$713
159 km or 99 mi Kutahya
$606
169 km or 105 mi Kapakli
$731
170 km or 106 mi Bandirma
$724
177 km or 110 mi Corlu
$692
199 km or 124 mi Tekirdag
$593
216 km or 134 mi Balikesir
$750
220 km or 137 mi Luleburgaz
$679
223 km or 139 mi Bartin
$702
234 km or 146 mi Karabuk
$557
239 km or 148 mi Polatli
$752
240 km or 149 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
242 km or 151 mi Kirklareli
$522
245 km or 152 mi Usak
$702
268 km or 167 mi Soma
$741
271 km or 169 mi Burgas
$855
271 km or 169 mi Uzunkopru
$830
272 km or 169 mi Ankara
$1033
292 km or 182 mi Edirne
$1201
303 km or 188 mi Salihli
$743
304 km or 189 mi Canakkale
$699
308 km or 191 mi Varna
$1140
316 km or 197 mi Cankiri
$707
321 km or 200 mi Turgutlu
$760
324 km or 201 mi Manisa
$743