Jacksonville vs Kocaeli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Kocaeli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$56.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$1172
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	54
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	950K	1.85M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 166% more expensive than in Kocaeli. Cities ranked 1499th and 6661st ($2192 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st and 15th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.4 months in Kocaeli. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Kocaeli ranked 6th in Turkey, while ranked 325th and 3857th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jacksonville	Kocaeli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	40.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$2.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$6507

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

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