Hamburg City vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$1853
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$727
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	84	55
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.85M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 179% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1818th and 6806th ($2007 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 22nd in Germany and Turkey, respectively. Check Germany vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1 months in Kocaeli. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Kocaeli ranked 4th in Turkey, while ranked 40th and 4014th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Kocaeli

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	Hamburg City	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	32.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$1005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$5483

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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